Hertzog Prize (Hertzogprys)
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Edition 74 (1953) Winner
Maria Elizabeth Rothmann
マリア・エリザベス・ロットマン
Maria Erizabesu Rottoman
Pen Names:
M.E.R.（Pen name）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1875-08-28 （Swellendam）
- Died
- 1975-09-07 （Swellendam） age 100
- Nationality
- South African
- Languages
- Afrikaans
- Residence History
- Swellendam → Cape Town → Johannesburg → Grahamstown → Pretoria
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Teacher, Journalist, Editor, Social worker
- Active Years
- 1897-1975
- Affiliations
- Afrikaanse Christelike Vrouevereniging (ACVV), Voortrekkers youth movement, Cape Province National Party, Carnegie Commission
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South African College | — | — | BA | — | South Africa |
South African College
Degree:
BA
Country:
South Africa
Predecessor of University of Cape Town (UCT)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Hertzog Prize | oeuvre of prose | — | South African Academy for Science and Arts | 受賞 |
| 1961 | Scheepersprys vir Jeugliteratuur | The twins join the Trek | 児童文学 | — | 受賞 |
| 1970 | Tienie Holloway-medalje vir Kleuterliteratuur | Karlien and Kandas | 幼児文学 | — | 受賞 |
| 1951 | Honorary Doctorate | — | — | University of Cape Town | 授与 |
| 1973 | Honorary Doctorate | — | — | University of South Africa | 授与 |
Hertzog Prize
1953
Work:
oeuvre of prose
Organization:
South African Academy for Science and Arts
Result:
受賞
Scheepersprys vir Jeugliteratuur
1961
Work:
The twins join the Trek
Category:
児童文学
Result:
受賞
Tienie Holloway-medalje vir Kleuterliteratuur
1970
Work:
Karlien and Kandas
Category:
幼児文学
Result:
受賞
Honorary Doctorate
1951
Organization:
University of Cape Town
Result:
授与
Honorary Doctorate
1973
Organization:
University of South Africa
Result:
授与
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Children of the Voortrek
1920 Children's literatureChildren's story about the Voortrekkers.
VoortrekFamilyHistory
My humble share
1972 AutobiographyAutobiographical narrative.
AutobiographyLifeSocial work
Family conversation
1976 LettersLetters to her daughter.
FamilyLetters
Bibliography
- Children of the Voortrek (1920)
- The Sokka book: stories of a sheep dog (1926)
- Times past: stories of the forebears (1926)
- Stormy heights and other stories (1927)
- Denizens of Kammaland (1928)
- The victor: stories of President Steyn (1929)
- Young days: a girls story (1933)
- Sokka's farm (1933)
- Towards firm corridors (1944)
- Three narratives (1944)
- Home and away (1946)
- Wayward boy: a story from life (1947)
- The endless wager (1948)
- The givers (1950)
- Fortuity (1958)
- The Drostdy at Swellendam (1960)
- The twins join the Trek (1960)
- Come hither; anthology from the work of M.E.R. (1965)
- Thus are our customs (1965)
- The women who knew Jesus (1965)
- Karlien and Kandas (1969)
- My humble share; an autobiographical narrative (1972)
- Family conversation: letters to her daughter (1976)
- Seen from nearby: a choice selection from the short stories of M.E.R. (1976)
- A treasured inheritance: letters 1916–1975 (1977)
- M.E.R. poem volume (1985)
Translations by Author
- Aunt Alie of Transvaal: the diary of Alie Badenhorst (1939)
- War diary of a Transvaal citizen in the field 1900—1901 (1976)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Ethical didacticCultural historic
- Recurring Motifs
- Bygone Afrikaans societyStories of forebearsVoortrekkers
Legacy
Unique contribution to Afrikaans literature was an ethical didactic, cultural historic review of a bygone Afrikaans society.
Trivia
- Lived to 100 years old.
- First woman editor of Die Burger.
- Co-founder of the Voortrekkers youth movement.
- One of the first South African women to attend university.