Eugène Nielen Marais - Revision history

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Contribution to South African Theatre, Film, Media and Performance

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Books and dramatised works based on the life of Eugène Nielen Marais

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Books and dramatised works based on the life of Eugène Nielen Marais

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Contribution to South African Theatre, Film, Media and Performance

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Books and dramatised works based on the life of Eugène Nielen Marais

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	''[[Prophet of the Waterberg]]'' by [[Nicky Rebelo]], first performed in 2005.		''[[Prophet of the Waterberg]]'' by [[Nicky Rebelo]], first performed in 2005.
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		+	''[[Die Siel van Eugene Marais]]'' ("The soul of Eugene Marais") is an [[Afrikaans]] cabaret-style play by [[Amanda Bothma]], first performed in 2026.

	while a stage play ( ) by deals with Marais and his relationship with [[C. Louis Leipoldt]]		while a stage play ( ) by deals with Marais and his relationship with [[C. Louis Leipoldt]]

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 == Contribution to South African Theatre, Film, Media and Performance ==
-Besides his internationally known behavioural field studies (''[[The Soul of the White Ant]]'', ''The Soul of the Ape'' and ''My Friends, the Baboons'', he is best remembered for his enthralling, but sombre lyric poetry and his short stories (of which some have also been dramatised).
+Besides his internationally known behavioural field studies (''[[The Soul of the White Ant]]'', ''The Soul of the Ape'' and ''My Friends, the Baboons''), he is best remembered for his enthralling, but sombre lyric poetry and his short stories (of which some have also been dramatised).
 He wrote a number of less memorable plays. These include ''[[Die Swart Verraad]]'' ("The Black Treason") performed by [[KMDOS]] in 1933), ''[[Nag]]'' (published posthumously in 1937), *** and ***.

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 '''Stage plays include:'''
 ''[[Prophet of the Waterberg]]'' by [[Nicky Rebelo]], first performed in 2005.
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 while a stage play (** ) by ** deals with Marais and his relationship with [[C. Louis Leipoldt]]
-Besides the above, his scientific study ''[[The Soul of the White Ant]]'' was also used as a thematic stimulus and title by playwright Snoo Wilson for his 1976 surreal comedy about the racial tensions in South Africa. The play features Marais as one of the characters and the text was published by [[Samuel French]].
+Besides the above,
 == Sources ==

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 == Contribution to South African Theatre, Film, Media and Performance ==
-Besides his internationally known behavioural field studies (''[[The Soul of the White Ant]]'', ''The Soul of the Ape'' and ''My Friends, the Baboons'' - the first of which has inspired and provided the title for a surreal play about apartheid South Africa by Snoo Wilson), he is best remembered for his enthralling, but sombre lyric poetry and his short stories (of which some have also been dramatised).
+Besides his internationally known behavioural field studies (''[[The Soul of the White Ant]]'', ''The Soul of the Ape'' and ''My Friends, the Baboons'', he is best remembered for his enthralling, but sombre lyric poetry and his short stories (of which some have also been dramatised).
 He wrote a number of less memorable plays. These include ''[[Die Swart Verraad]]'' ("The Black Treason") performed by [[KMDOS]] in 1933), ''[[Nag]]'' (published posthumously in 1937), *** and ***.

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	Also known as [[Eugène N. Marais]] or simply [[Eugène Marais]] (sometimes written [[Eugene Marais]]).		Also known as [[Eugène N. Marais]] or simply [[Eugène Marais]] (sometimes written [[Eugene Marais]]).
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	== Biography ==		== Biography ==

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 == Books and dramatised works based on the life of [[Eugène Nielen Marais]]==
-His scientific study ''[[The Soul of the White Ant]]'' was used as a thematic stimulus and title by playwright Snoo Wilson for his 1976 surreal comedy about the racial tensions in South Africa. The play features Marais as one of the characters and the text was published by [[Samuel French]].
 A complex character, he has been the subject of many works of academic study and creative writing. For example, besides entries in books on South African literature, two fine biographies have been written about him:
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 while a stage play (** ) by ** deals with Marais and his relationship with [[C. Louis Leipoldt]]
 == Sources ==

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 ''[[The Guest: An episode in the Life of Eugène Marais]]'' (written by [[Athol Fugard]] and directed by [[Ross Devenish]], 1977, also published in  1977[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0128241/], also released in [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Die Besoeker: 'n episode in die lewe van Eugène Marais]]'')
-''[[Die Wonderwerker]]'' (written by [[Chris Barnard]] and directed by [[Katinka Heyns]], 2012[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2404552/]), while a stage play (** ) by ** deals with Marais and his relationship with [[C. Louis Leipoldt]] and recently a second biography called ** by **.
+''[[Die Wonderwerker]]'' (written by [[Chris Barnard]] and directed by [[Katinka Heyns]], 2012[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2404552/]),
 '''Stage plays include:'''
 ''[[Prophet of the Waterberg]]'' by [[Nicky Rebelo]], first performed in 2005.
 == Sources ==

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		+	'''Films'''

	Two impressive '''films''' have also been made, both concerned with a particularly traumatic period in his life when he spent a few months on the Van Rooyen family's farm to deal with his addiction problem:		Two impressive '''films''' have also been made, both concerned with a particularly traumatic period in his life when he spent a few months on the Van Rooyen family's farm to deal with his addiction problem: