Hertzogprys

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The Hertzogprys , German "Hertzog Prize", is an important literary prize in South Africa . It has been awarded since 1916 and is named after the former Prime Minister Barry Hertzog (1866–1942). The Hertzogprys is considered to be the most important award for works in Afrikaans .

description

The prize is awarded in the three categories “Poetry” ( Poësie ), “Drama” ( drama ) and “Prose” ( prose ). With exceptions, a different section has been taken into account every year since 1968, so that there is essentially a three-year cycle. One or more works by a writer, a part of his work or the entire work are awarded. Initially, the award ceremony was part of the Tweede Taalbewegung ("Second Language Movement ") to strengthen Afrikaans, which was not yet the official language at the time. From 1943 to 1944, works in the “Scientific Prose” category were also awarded.

The prize is awarded by the Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns ("South African Academy for Science and Art"), which was previously called the Zuid-Afrikaanse Akademie voor Taal, Letteren en Kunst ("South African Academy for Language, Literature and Art") and is referred to as Die Akademie for short . The prize is linked to a cash payment and the receipt of a gold coin with a portrait of Hertzog.

history

The award has its origins in 1907, when the then Minister of Education of the Orange Free State , Hertzog, published plans for an award for literature in Afrikaans.

In 1984 Breyten refused to accept Breytenbach in protest against apartheid and his long prison term for “terrorism”. In 1999 and 2008 he received the award again. In 2012 Adam Small was the first non-white person to receive the award.

Most of the honors went to NP van Wyk Louw , who was awarded five times. DJ Opperman was honored four times, DF Malherbe , Breytenbach and Karel Schoeman each won the award three times.

List of award-winning authors and works

poetry

  • 1916: Totius ( Trekkerswee )
  • 1926: AG Visser ( honored )
  • 1928: AG Visser ( Rose van herinnering ); CM van den Heever ( The nuwe boord )
  • 1934: Totius ( Passieblomme ); C. Louis Leipoldt ( Skoonheidstroos ); WEG Louw ( The Ryke Dwaas )
  • 1937: ID du Plessis ( Vreemde Laufde and Ballades ); NP van Wyk Louw ( Alleenspraak )
  • 1940: NP van Wyk Louw ( Die halwe kring )
  • 1943: Elisabeth Eybers ( The style avontuur and Belydenis in the skemering )
  • 1947: DJ Opperman ( holy beeste )
  • 1951: Toon van den Heever ( honored 1919, revised as Eugène en anders gedigte 1931 )
  • 1962: Ernst van Heerden ( Die klop )
  • 1965: NP van Wyk Louw ( Tristia )
  • 1968: Boerneef (for all of his poetry books) (posthumous)
  • 1971: Elisabeth Eybers ( Onderdak )
  • 1974: Uys Krige (for a selection of his poems)
  • 1977: Wilma Stockenström ( Van vergetelheid en van glans )
  • 1980: DJ Opperman ( Komas uit 'n bamboesstok )
  • 1983: Sheila Cussons (for all of her poetry books)
  • 1984: Breyten Breytenbach ( ('Yk') ) (not accepted)
  • 1987: TT Cloete ( Idiolek and Allotroop, his works Jukstaposisie and Angelliera were "honored")
  • 1990: Antjie Krog ( Lady Anne )
  • 1993: TT Cloete ( Met die aarde praat )
  • 1996: Ina Rousseau ( 'n Onbekende jaartal )
  • 1999: Breyten Breytenbach ( Oorblyfsels: 'n Roudig and Papierblom )
  • 2002: Henning Pieterse ( Die burg van hertog Bloubaard )
  • 2005: Petra Müller ( Die aandag van jou oë )
  • 2008: Breyten Breytenbach ( Die Windvanger )
  • 2011: Johann de Lange ( The algebra van nood )
  • 2014: Marlene van Niekerk ( Kaar )
  • 2017: Antjie Krog ( Mede-wete )
  • 2020: Johan Myburg (Uittogboek)

drama

  • 1926: JFW Grosskopf ( As die tuig skawe and Drie eenbedrywe )
  • 1935: HA Fagan ( The ouderling and other toneelstukke )
  • 1944: C. Louis Leipoldt ( Die heks and Die laaste aand )
  • 1952: Gerhard Beukes ( Langs die steepes, Salome dans, As ons twee eers getroud is and eight plays); WA de Klerk ( Die jaar van die vuur-os, Drie vroue, Drie dramas and Vlamme oor La Roche )
  • 1956: DJ Opperman ( Periandros van Korinthe )
  • 1960: NP van Wyk Louw ( Germanicus )
  • 1969: DJ Opperman ( Voëlvry )
  • 1972: PG du Plessis ( Siener in the suburbs and Die nag van Legio )
  • 1978: Bartho Smit ( Putsonderwater, Moeder Hanna, Christine and Die verminktes )
  • 1981: Henriette Grové ( Ontmoeting by Dwaaldrif and the rest of her dramatic work)
  • 1985: Uys Krige (for his complete works)
  • 1991: Chris Barnard (for his complete works)
  • 1994: Reza de Wet ( Vrystaat trilogy and Trits: Mis, Mirakel, Drif )
  • 1997: Reza de Wet ( Drie susters twee )
  • 2000: André P. Brink ( The Jogger )
  • 2003: Pieter Fourie (for all of his dramatic work)
  • 2006: Deon Opperman (for his dramatic work until 2005)
  • 2009: Deon Opperman ( Kaburu )
  • 2012: Adam Small (for his dramatic work until 1983)
  • 2015: Tertius Kapp ( Rooiland and Oorsee )
  • 2018: Pieter-Dirk Uys (for his complete works)

prose

  • 1917: Jochem van Bruggen ( Teleurgestel )
  • 1920: Leon Maré ( Ou Malkop )
  • 1925: Jochem van Bruggen ( Ampie: die natuurkind )
  • 1926: DF Malherbe ( Die meulenaar )
  • 1927: Jochem van Bruggen ( Ampie: die meisiekind ); CJ Langenhoven ( Skaduwees van Nasaret ); Sangiro ( Diamantkoors and Twee fortuinsoekers )
  • 1930: DF Malherbe ( Hans-die-Skipper ); GC and SB Hobson ( Kees van die Kalahari )
  • 1933: Jochem van Bruggen ( Die sprinkaanbeampte van Sluis )
  • 1936: Mikro ( Toiings en Pelgrims )
  • 1939: DF Malherbe ( Saul the worstelheld and the profeet )
  • 1942: CM van den Heever ( Laat vrugte )
  • 1945: Sangiro (for his prose work)
  • 1953: MER (for her prose work)
  • 1957: Elise Muller ( Die vrou op die skuit )
  • 1958: NP van Wyk Louw (for critical prose and an essay: Die mens agter die boek, Maskers van die erns, Lojale verset and Berigte te velde )
  • 1961: FA Venter ( Swart pelgrim and Geknelde land )
  • 1964: Etienne Leroux ( Sewe dae by die Silbersteins )
  • 1970: Karel Schoeman ( By fakkellig, 'n Lug vol helder wolke and Spiraal )
  • 1973: Chris Barnard ( Mahala and Duiwel-in-die-bos ).
  • 1976: Anna M. Louw ( Kroniek van Perdepoort )
  • 1979: Etienne Leroux ( Magersfontein, o Magersfontein! )
  • 1982: Hennie Aucamp (for his prose work)
  • 1984: Henriette Grové ( Die kêrel van die Pêrel )
  • 1986: Karel Schoeman ( 'n Ander land )
  • 1989: Etienne van Heerden ( Toorberg )
  • 1992: Wilma Stockenström ( Abjater wat so lay )
  • 1995: Karel Schoeman ( Hierdie lewe )
  • 1998: Elsa Joubert ( The journey of Isobelle )
  • 2001: André P. Brink ( Donkermaan )
  • 2004: Ingrid Winterbach ( Niggie )
  • 2007: Marlene van Niekerk ( Agaat )
  • 2010: Etienne van Heerden ( 30 nags in Amsterdam )
  • 2013: Ingrid Winterbach ( The aanspraak van lewende wesens )
  • 2016: Willem Anker ( Buys )

Scientific prose

  • 1943: J. du P. Scholtz ( Die Afrikaner en sy taal )
  • 1944: Coenraad Beyers ( Die Kaapse Patriotte )

Other South African literary prizes (selection)

  • The CNA Literary Award (alongside English-language works) was awarded to African-language works from 1961 to 1996 and the Hofmeyrprys has been awarded since 1954 .

literature

  • Awards (South Africa). In: Eugene Benson: Encyclopaedia of Post-Colonial Literature in English. Routledge, Oxford 2004. Digitized at books.google.de

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Description and list of the awardees at akademie.co.za (Afrikaans; PDF), accessed on February 22, 2016.
  2. ↑ Description at gelofteland.org (Afrikaans), accessed on July 2, 2015.
  3. ↑ Report at wa.amu.edu.pl (English), accessed on July 2, 2015.