Thomas Pringle Award
1 appearances
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Edition 46 (2010) Winner
Stephen Watson
スティーブン・ワトソン
Sutībun Watoson
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1954-11-06 （Cape Town, South Africa）
- Died
- 2011-04-10 （Cape Town, South Africa） age 56
- Nationality
- South African
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Cape Town, South Africa
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Academic
- Active Years
- 1977-2011
- Affiliations
- University of Cape Town
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishops (Diocesan College) | — | Unknown | — | — | South Africa |
| University of Cape Town | — | English | — | — | South Africa |
Bishops (Diocesan College)
Unknown
Country:
South Africa
School in Rondebosch
University of Cape Town
English
Country:
South Africa
Professor of English, Director of Writing Centre, Founder of Creative Writing Program
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Thomas Pringle Award | Buiten Street | 短編小説 | English Academy | 受賞 |
Thomas Pringle Award
2011
Work:
Buiten Street
Category:
短編小説
Organization:
English Academy
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
In This City
1986 PoetryPoetry about Cape Town
Cape TownNatural beauty
Return of the Moon: Versions from the /Xam
1991 PoetryVersions from the /Xam Bushmen
/Xam cultureNature
The Other City: Selected Poems 1977–1999
2000 PoetrySelected poems
Cape TownLandscape
The Light Echo And Other Poems
2007 PoetryNew poems
NatureSoul's response
Bibliography
- Poems 1977-1982
- In This City
- Cape Town Days
- Return of the moon: Versions from the /Xam
- Song of the Broken String: After the /Xam Bushmen: Poems from a Lost Oral
- Remembering the Night
- Presence of the Earth: New Poems
- The Other City: Selected Poems 1977–1999
- The Light Echo And Other Poems
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- LyricalLandscape-focused
- Recurring Motifs
- Cape Town's natural beautyMountainsSoul's response to nature
Health
-
Cancer晩年Died on 10 April 2011
Legacy
South African poet known as a lyrical chronicler of Cape Town's natural beauty. Also distinguished as an essayist.
In Popular Culture
- Gained media attention for plagiarism accusation against Antjie Krog
Quotes
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South Africa is held together by a nexus of peoples 'dreaming' each other in terms of the myths that the distance between them creates.
Source: The Liberal Ideology and Some South African Novelists (1980)
Trivia
- Accused Antjie Krog of plagiarism in 2006, sparking controversy.
- Believed poetry and literature need not refer to politics to be valid.