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Sheila Cussons

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Sheila Cussons

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1922-08-09 (Moravia missionary station near Piketberg, South Africa)
Died
2004-11-25 (Nazareth House, Vredehoek, South Africa) age 82
Nationality
South Africa
Languages
Afrikaans
Religion
Catholic

Career

Occupations
Poet, Painter, Writer
Active Years
1970-2004
Influenced By
D.J. Opperman, N. P. van Wyk Louw

Education

Afrikaanse Hoër Meisieskool
General
Country: South Africa
Matriculated
University of Natal
Fine Arts / Fine Arts
Country: South Africa
Pietermaritzburg

Awards

Ingrid Jonker Prize
1970
Result: 受賞
Eugène Marais Prize
1971
Result: 受賞
WA Hofmeyr Prize
1972
Result: 受賞
WA Hofmeyr Prize
1982
Result: 受賞
CNA Prize
1981
Result: 受賞
Louis Luyt Prize
1982
Result: 受賞
Hertzog Prize
1983
Work: Verwikkelde lyn
Category:
Result: 受賞
WA Hofmeyr Prize
1991
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Plektrum

1970 Poetry

Die swart kombuis

1978 Poetry

Verf en vlam

1978 Poetry

Verwikkelde lyn

1983 Poetry

Bibliography

  • Plektrum (1970)
  • Die swart kombuis (1978)
  • Verf en vlam (1978)
  • Donderdag of Woensdag (1978)
  • Die skitterende wond (1979)
  • Die sagte sprong (1979)
  • Die somerjood (1980)
  • Die woedende brood (1981)
  • Omtoorvuur (1982)
  • Verwikkelde lyn (1983)
  • Membraan (1984)
  • Poems: a selection (1985)
  • Die heilige modder (1988)
  • Die knetterende woord (1990)
  • 'n Engel deur my kop (1997)
  • Die asem wat ekstase is (2000)
  • Versamelde gedigte (2006)
  • Teesuiker (1983)

Translations by Author

  • Die vorm van die swaard en ander verhale (1981, translations of Jorge Luis Borges)

Translations of Works

  • Poems: a selection (1985, self-translated)

Legacy

One of the most important poets in Afrikaans, also an accomplished painter and artist. Won Hertzog Prize and others.