Uys Krige

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Mattheus Uys Krige (born February 4, 1910 in Bontebokskloof near Swellendam ; † August 10, 1987 in Onrusrivier ; as a pseudonym also Arnoldus Retief ) was a South African writer and translator. He wrote in Afrikaans and English and has received several South African literary prizes, including the Hertzogprys twice .

Life

Krige was the second of six children of magistrate Jacob Daniel "Japie" Krige - who had also become known as the center of the rugby team - and the writer Susanna Hermina "Sannie" Krige, née Uys. The family moved frequently because of the father's work within the Cape Province . Uys Krige took his matric in Stellenbosch in 1927 . He then studied at the University of Stellenbosch and obtained a Bachelor of Law in 1929 . He abandoned a legal career and became a reporter for the Rand Daily Mail . In 1931 he traveled to London for a few months. He then lived in France - where he was used, among other things, in the rugby team of Toulon - and finally in Spain. During this time he learned French and Spanish. In 1935 he returned to South Africa, where he was again a reporter for the Rand Daily Mail. He campaigned for the republican side in the Spanish Civil War and in 1937 wrote the song van die Fascistiese Bomwerpers (about: "Song of the fascist bombers") about the destruction of the city of Guernica . This poem caused outrage among white nationalists and the South African Roman Catholic Church. During this time Krige was counted among the Dertigers ("Thirties"), an innovative group of Afrikaans-speaking writers. During World War II, Krige worked with the Union Defense Force as a reporter in the North African war zones. In 1941 he was captured near Tobruk and imprisoned in Italy for two years. There he learned Italian. He was later able to escape captivity and return to South Africa. Among other things, he wrote for the Cape Town newspaper of the United Party , Die Suiderstern .

After the 1948 election , he opposed the abolition of colored suffrage . Like authors from the Sestigers group , he was seen as an opponent of apartheid. He made numerous trips to Europe and was able to travel to the USA on a Carnegie grant .

Krige wrote novels, short stories and poems, mostly in Afrikaans, but also in English. He translated numerous works from Spanish, French and Italian into Afrikaans, especially poetry.

In 1937 he married Rachel Alida du Toit, who was known as an actress under the name Lydia Lindique . They had two children together. From 1969 until his death he lived in Onrusrivier.

Works

Poems

  • 1935: Kentering
  • 1940: Rooidag
  • 1942: Oorlogsgedigte
  • 1949: Hart but hawe
  • 1960: Ballad van die groot enther
  • 1964: Vooraand
  • 1974: Uys Krige; 'n Keur uit sy gedigte

Novels

  • 1940: the palmboom
  • 1953: The dream and the desert

Travel diaries and correspondence

  • 1946: The way out
  • 1948: Sol y sombra (with illustrations by his brother François)
  • 1951: Ver in die wêreld
  • 1961: Sout van die aarde

Plays

  • 1938: Magdalena Retief
  • 1940: The wit muur
  • 1949: All paaie gaan na Rome
  • 1951: Die sluipskutter ( translated into English by Krige as The sniper in 1962 )
  • 1956: The goue kring

Translations

  • 1950: Vir die luit en die kitaar - Spaanse en Franse honored
  • 1962: Éluard en die surrealisme by Paul Éluard
  • 1963: Yerma by Federico Garcia Lorca
  • 1967: Twaalfde nag by William Shakespeare
  • 1968: Dokter-teen-wil-en-dank from Molière
  • 1969: Spaans-Amerikaanse keuse
  • 1971: Koning Lear by William Shakespeare
  • 1980: Federico Garcia Lorca's huis van Bernarda Alba
  • 1980: Pioniers van die wolke by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (together with JGJ Krige)
  • 1987: Verse van Lorca by Federico Garcia Lorca
  • 1987: Ballades van Villon by Francois Villon
  • 1990: Brasilië sing - Portuguese poems
  • 1991: Spaanse dans - Spanish poems
  • 1993: Versions of Prévert's 'The song of snails who went to a funeral' by Jacques Prévert

Works as editor

  • 1937: Afrikaanse versameling
  • 1950: 'n Keur uit die verhale van J. van Melle
  • 1960: Poems of Roy Campbell
  • 1968: The Penguin book of South African verse (with Jack Cope )
  • 1968: Olive Schreiner: A selection

Awards

literature

  • JC Kannemeyer : Die leewe en werk van Uys Krige, Die goue seun. Table Mountain, 2002.
  • JC Kannemeyer: The naameless muse (Uys Krige opstelle). Protea Boekhuis, 2002.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g Uys Krige at stellenboschwriters.com (English), accessed on December 20, 2019
  2. ↑ a b Mattheus Uys Krige at sahistory.org.za (English), accessed on December 20, 2019
  3. ^ Hymn of the fascist bombers. discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk, accessed December 20, 2019
  4. ↑ Jack Cope: The adversary within: dissident writers in Afrikaans. David Philip, Cape Town 1982, pp. 33-36.
  5. ↑ a b c portrait at namibiana.de, accessed on December 20, 2019
  6. ↑ Mueni wa Muiu: The pitfalls of liberal democracy and nationalism late in South Africa. Springer, Cham 2008, ISBN 9780230617278 , p. 113. Excerpts from books.google.de
personal data
SURNAME Krige, Uys
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Krige, Mattheus Uys (full name); Retief, Arnoldus (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION South African writer and translator
DATE OF BIRTH February 4, 1910
PLACE OF BIRTH Bontebokskloof near Swellendam
DATE OF DEATH August 10, 1987
Place of death Onrusrivier