Percy FitzPatrick Award
2 appearances
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Edition 2 (1979) Winner
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Edition 3 (1982) Winner
Marguerite Poland
マルグリット・ポーランド
Maruguritto Pōrando
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1950-04-03 （Johannesburg）
- Nationality
- South Africa
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Eastern Cape → Port Elizabeth → Durban → Grahamstown
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Children's book author, Social worker, Ethnologist, Teacher
- Active Years
- 1979-
- Affiliations
- Iziko South African Museum, St. Andrew's College
- Nominations
- Shortlisted for CNA Award (Train to Doringbult, 1988), Shortlisted for M-Net Award (Shades, 1994), Shortlisted for Nielsen Booksellers' Choice Award (Taken Captive by Birds, 2013)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhodes University | — | Social Anthropology and Xhosa | Bachelor of Arts | — | South Africa |
| Stellenbosch University | — | African languages | Honours degree | — | South Africa |
| University of Natal | — | Zulu literature | Master's degree | — | South Africa |
| University of Natal | — | Sanga-Nguni Cattle of the Zulu People | PhD | — | South Africa |
| University of KwaZulu-Natal | — | Comparative African Languages, Zulu Literature | Honours, MA, PhD | — | South Africa |
Rhodes University
Social Anthropology and Xhosa
Degree:
Bachelor of Arts
Country:
South Africa
Majored in Social Anthropology and Xhosa
Stellenbosch University
African languages
Degree:
Honours degree
Year of Graduation:
1971
Country:
South Africa
University of Natal
Zulu literature
Degree:
Master's degree
Year of Graduation:
1977
Country:
South Africa
Specialising in Zulu folktales – cattle
University of Natal
Sanga-Nguni Cattle of the Zulu People
Degree:
PhD
Year of Graduation:
1997
Country:
South Africa
A Descriptive Study of the Sanga-Nguni Cattle of the Zulu People
University of KwaZulu-Natal
Comparative African Languages, Zulu Literature
Degree:
Honours, MA, PhD
Country:
South Africa
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Percy FitzPatrick Award | The Mantis and the Moon | 児童文学 | — | 受賞 |
| 1983 | Percy FitzPatrick Award | Woodash Stars | 児童文学 | — | 受賞 |
| 1984 | Sankei Honourable Award | The Mantis and the Moon | — | — | 栄誉賞 |
| 2015 | Nielsen Booksellers' Choice Award | The Keeper | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2015 | Ingwazi Award | — | クワズール・ナタール文化史への貢献 | — | 受賞 |
| 2016 | Order of Ikhamanga - Silver | — | 先住民言語、文学、人類学への貢献 | — | 受賞 |
Percy FitzPatrick Award
1979
Work:
The Mantis and the Moon
Category:
児童文学
Result:
受賞
Percy FitzPatrick Award
1983
Work:
Woodash Stars
Category:
児童文学
Result:
受賞
Sankei Honourable Award
1984
Work:
The Mantis and the Moon
Result:
栄誉賞
Nielsen Booksellers' Choice Award
2015
Work:
The Keeper
Result:
受賞
Ingwazi Award
2015
Category:
クワズール・ナタール文化史への貢献
Result:
受賞
Order of Ikhamanga - Silver
2016
Category:
先住民言語、文学、人類学への貢献
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
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Edition 32 (2021) Winner
Barry Ronge Fiction Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 20 (2021) Winner
Sunday Times CNA Literary Awards
1 appearances
Works
Major Works
Shades
1994 NovelSet in a South African school, prescribed matriculation set work for over a decade.
ShadowsIdentity
Translations
- Dutch: Schimmenspel
Bibliography
- Train to Doringbult, Shades, Iron Love, Recessional for Grace, The Keeper, A Sin of Omission etc.
Translations of Works
- Japanese (The Mantis and the Moon), Dutch, French, Afrikaans
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Rich natural descriptionsCultural anthropology integration
- Recurring Motifs
- CattleBirdsIndigenous cultures
Legacy
Recipient of two national Lifetime Achievement Awards for English literature. Contributions to indigenous languages, literature, and anthropology.
Trivia
- Author of eleven children's books.
- Married to attorney Martin Oosthuizen, two daughters and four grandchildren.