Sheila Fugard
Sheila Meiring Fugard (* 1932 in Birmingham , England ; born Sheila Meiring ) is a British - South African writer. She writes in English and is married to the playwright Athol Fugard .
Life
Sheila Meiring moved to South Africa with her parents in 1940. She studied and acted in theater at the University of Cape Town . She met Athol Fugard when she was appearing in one of his plays; In 1956 they married.
In 1972 Fugard's first novel The Castaways was published, for which she received the CNA Literary Award and the Olive Schreiner Prize . In 1976 the novel Rite of Passage , 1983 A Revolutionary Woman was published. This novel is set in the Karoo in the 1920s and is about a follower of Mahatma Gandhi . The Englishwoman is abandoned by her Indian boyfriend and henceforth takes care of a young Colored , who seduces a mentally retarded Boer girl and is then persecuted by the Boers. Fugard also wrote poetry; The collection of poems Threshold was published in 1975 and Mythic Things in 1983 . In 1984 her biography about the Buddhist nun Tenzin Palmo came out.
Her husband starred in the stage version of The Castaways . She spent several years in California . She has been separated from her husband since 2014. Their daughter Liza Fugard, who lives in California, is an actress and writer.
Awards
- 1972: CNA Literary Award for The Castaways
- 1973: Olive Schreiner Prize for The Castaways
Works
Novels
- 1972: The Castaways. Macmillan, Johannesburg.
- 1976: Rite of Passage. Ad Donker, Johannesburg.
- 1983: A Revolutionary Woman. George Braziller, New York.
poetry
- 1975: Threshold. Ad Donker, Johannesburg.
- 1983: Mythic Things. Ad Donker, Johannesburg.
- 1992: Reclaiming Desert Places. Indlovu.
- 2007: The Magic Scattering of a Life. Free Lizard Press.
drama
- 2007: The San Woman.
biography
- 1984: Lady of realization: a spiritual memoir. Maitri Publications, Eindhoven, ISBN 978-1-4525-4735-0 .
Web links
- Three poems and portrait at mythopoetry.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Description at kirkusreviews.com (English), accessed on April 28, 2017
- ↑ Athol Fugard Gets Personal In 'Shadow of the Hummingbird' At Long Wharf. In: Hartford Courant, accessed April 28, 2017
- ↑ Prize winners at englishacademy.co.za (English), accessed on April 28, 2017
- ↑ Short report at rodrolle.photoshelter.com (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fugard, Sheila |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fugard, Sheila Meiring (full name); Meiring, Sheila (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | South African writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1932 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Birmingham |