Johannes van Melle - Revision history

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	== Sources ==		== Sources ==
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−	[[Johannes van Melle]] (1887-1953) is an [[Afrikaans]]-Flemish author and teacher.	+	[[Johannes van Melle]] (1887-1953) is an [[Afrikaans]]-[[Flemish]] author and teacher.

−	He mostly published under the penname of [[Jan van Melle]] (wrongly given as [[John van Melle]] in the English [[Wikipedia]]), but is sometimes also referred to as [[J. van Melle]] in sources.	+	Van Melle mostly published under the penname of [[Jan van Melle]] (wrongly given as [[John van Melle]] in the English [[Wikipedia]]), but is sometimes also referred to as [[J. van Melle]] in sources.

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−	~~#REDIRECT~~[[Jan van Melle]]	+	[[Johannes van Melle]] (1887-1953) is an [[Afrikaans]]-Flemish author and teacher.
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		+	He mostly published under the penname of [[Jan van Melle]] (wrongly given as [[John van Melle]] in the English [[Wikipedia]]), but is sometimes also referred to as [[J. van Melle]] in sources.
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		+	== Biography ==
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		+	Born [[Johannes van Melle]] in Goes, Belgium. He arrived in South Africa in 1906, and after a short sojourn in the Netherlands East Indies, settled in South Africa permanently in 1913. He worked as a teacher in many rural schools and soon started to publish in both [[Dutch]] and the newly emerging [[Afrikaans]] language.
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		+	His best known work is the novel ''[[Bart Nel]]'', a classic of [[Afrikaans]] literature. It tells the tale of a farmer whose indomitable spirit allows him to survive the destruction and loss of his farm in wartime and being abandoned by his wife and family. It has been a standard [[Afrikaans]] setwork at school and at University levels since publication.
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		+	== Contribution to South African theatre, film, media and performance ==
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		+	His most famous novel, ''[[Bart Nel]]'', has been adapted for the stage, radio, TV and film in a variety of ways over the years.
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		+	Other dramatic works based on his novels and short stories include ''[[Die Huwelik van Pop le Roux]]'' ("The marriage of Pop le Roux", 1935) and ''[[Wraak]]'' ("Revenge", 1937) and the TV film ''[[Verspeelde Lente]]'' ("Lost spring", 1982).
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		+	== Sources ==
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		+	https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes_van_Melle
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		+	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_van_Melle
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		+	Go to the [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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		+	== Return to ==
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