Louw, Anna M. (1913–2003)
Louw, Anna M. (1913–2003)
South African novelist, playwright and short-story writer. Born Dec 31, 1913, in Calvinia, Western Cape, South Africa; died June 12, 2003, in Cape Town; m. L.A. Hurst; m. Gerhard Bassel (died 1990); children: 5.
First stories appeared in Die Huisgenoot magazine; works, which often focus on relationships in Afrikaner families, include Goud (1948), Agter My 'n Albatros (1959), 20 Days that Autumn (1963), Die Lyfwag (1964), 'n Geseënde Dag (1969), Kroniek van Perdepoort (1975), Die Derde Tempel (1978), Op die Rug van die Tier (1981), Die Loop Van die Rivier (1986), Die Donker Kind (1996), and Vos (1999). Won Hertzog Prize, W.A. Hofmeyr Prize for Kroniek van Perdepoort, Scheepers Prize, and Olive Schreiner Prize.
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