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Afrikaans . The Hertzog prize. What is the Hertzog prize?. The Hertzog Prize is an annual award given to Afrikaans-language writers by the South African Academy for the Sciences and Arts ( Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns )

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  1. Afrikaans The Hertzog prize

  2. What is the Hertzog prize? • The Hertzog Prize is an annual award given to Afrikaans-language writers by the South African Academy for the Sciences and Arts (Suid-AfrikaanseAkademievirWetenskap en Kuns) • It is seen as the most prestigious prize in Afrikaans literature.

  3. The origin of the prize • “The prize was named after one of the great champions of Afrikaans, Gen J B M Hertzog. It was launched in 1914 with a donation of 1 200 pounds by Gen Hertzog. The money did not come from his pocket, but was the result of a libel action in which the General was involved in 1910. The court case was fought over his battle to have Dutch taught in Free State schools. Afrikaner people contributed to a fund to cover Hertzog's legal costs, and what was left from this he put under control of the Council of the South African Academy with the stipulation that interest on the amount be used for a literary award for Afrikaans.” (http://myfundi.co.za/e/South_African_literature_VI_Awards)

  4. The prize was first established in 1914 • The first winner was Totius for his 1915 poetry collection Trekkerswee (Trekker s' Grief). The prize is awarded in the categories of poetry, prose, and drama.

  5. Hertzog prize winners There are 3 different categories: • Poetry • Drama • Prose

  6. Poetry Totius, A G Visser, C M van den Heever, C Louis Leipoldt, W E G Louw, I D du Plessis, N P van WykLouw (several times), Elisabeth Eybers (more than once), DJ Opperman, Ernst van Heerden, UysKrige, Boerneef (posthumously for all his volumes), Sheila Cussons, Breyten Breytenbach (several times), T TCloete (twice), AntjieKrog, Ina Rousseau, Wilma Stockenström.

  7. DRAMA • H A Fagan, C L Leipoldt, Gerhard Beukes (a controversial choice), W A de Klerk, D J Opperman (more than once), N P van WykLouw, P G du Plessis, BarthoSmit, HenrietteGrové, UysKrige, Chris Barnard, Reza de Wet (twice), and André P Brink.

  8. Prose • Jochem van Bruggen , D F Malherbe ,C J Langenhoven, the Hobson brothers , Sangiro (twice), Mikro, C M van den Heever, MER, Elize Muller, N P van WykLouw ,F A Venter, Etienne Leroux (twice), KarelSchoeman (three times), Chris Barnard, Anna M Louw, HennieAucamp, HenrietteGrové, Etienne van Heerden, Wilma Stockenström, Elsa Joubert.

  9. Works cited: • http://www.vriendevanafrikaans.co.za/images/artikels/roundtable_21Okt_2010.pdf • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hertzog_Prize • http://myfundi.co.za/e/South_African_literature_VI_Awards

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