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Tatamkhulu Afrika

タタムフル・アフリカ

Tatamkhulu Afrika

Aliases: Ismail Joubert / Mogamed Fu'ad Nasif / John Carlton / Jozua Joubert
Pen Names: Tatamkhulu Afrika（Xhosa for 'Grandfather Africa', praise name given during anti-apartheid activities）

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1920-12-07 （As Sallum, Egypt）
Died
2002-12-23 （Cape Town, South Africa） age 82
Nationality
South Africa
Languages
English
Religion
Islam Baptized in 1964 （Baptismal Name: Ismail Joubert）
Residence History
Egypt → South Africa → Namibia → Cape Town, District Six

Career

Occupations
poet, writer, novelist
Active Years
1940-2002
Affiliations
Al-Jihaad

Awards

Molteno Award (gold)
Work: lifetime services to South African literature
Organization: The Cape Tercentenary Foundation
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Bitter Eden

2002 novel

Autobiographical novel set in a WWII POW camp, exploring emotions and bonds among straight men in male-only camp.

homoeroticismprison lifeidentity

Broken Earth

1940 novel

First novel published at age 17.

Nine Lives

poetry collection

Collection of verse, published over 50 years after first novel.

Bibliography

  • Night Light (1991)
  • Dark Rider (1993)
  • Maqabane (1994)
  • Flesh and the Flame (1995)
  • The Lemon Tree (1995)
  • Turning Points (1996)
  • The Angel and Other Poems (1999)
  • Mad Old Man Under the Morning Star (2000)
  • Au Ceux (2000, French translations)
  • Nothing's Changed (2002)
  • Broken Earth (1940)
  • The Innocents (1994)
  • Tightrope (1996)
  • Bitter Eden (2002)
  • Mr Chameleon (2005, posthumous)

Translations of Works

  • Au Ceux (French translations, 1996)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
powerful imageryexploration of homoerotic tensions
Recurring Motifs
apartheidhomophobia vs homoeroticismprison/POW lifeidentity

Health

  • injuries from being run over by car
    2002年12月
    resulted in death two weeks later

Legacy

South African poet and writer who contributed to anti-apartheid struggle. Known for works exploring identity, sexuality, and apartheid.

In Popular Culture

  • Poem 'Nothing's Changed' is popular in school curricula.

Trivia

  • Born in Egypt to Egyptian father and Turkish mother.
  • Converted to Islam in 1964, legally changed name to Ismail Joubert.
  • Refused classification as 'white' on principle during apartheid.
  • Fought in WWII North African campaign, captured at Tobruk.