Marlene van Niekerk - Revision history

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-'''VAN NIEKERK, Marlene''' (1954- ) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marlene_van_Niekerk].  Academic, poet, novelist and dramatist.
+[[Marlene van Niekerk]] (1954- ) is an academic, poet, novelist and dramatist.
 == Biography ==
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 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marlene_van_Niekerk
 Various entries in the [[NELM]] catalogue.

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 Her novel ''[[Triomf]]'' was adapted for the stage and produced in 1997 and a film version was released in 2008.
-She next wrote the contorversial play ''[[Die kortstondige raklewe van Anastasia W.]]'', which was produced in Stellenbosch and at various festivals by , directed by [[Marthinus Basson]]. .
+She next wrote the contorversial play ''[[Die kortstondige raklewe van Anastasia W.]]'', which was produced in Stellenbosch and at various festivals by [[TEATERteater]], directed by [[Marthinus Basson]].
 == Awards, etc ==

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 Her novel ''[[Triomf]]'' was adapted for the stage and produced in 1997 and a film version was released in 2008.
-She wrote the play ''[[Die kortstondige raklewe van Anastasia W.]]''.
+She next wrote the contorversial play ''[[Die kortstondige raklewe van Anastasia W.]]'', which was produced in Stellenbosch and at various festivals by , directed by [[Marthinus Basson]]. .
 == Awards, etc ==

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-'''VAN NIEKERK, Marlene''' (1954- ) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marlene_van_Niekerk].  Poet, novelist and dramatist.
+'''VAN NIEKERK, Marlene''' (1954- ) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marlene_van_Niekerk].  Academic, poet, novelist and dramatist.
 == Biography ==
-As a student at the [[University of Stellenbosch]] she was part of [[D.J. Opperman]]’s famous poetry laboratory and made her name as poet with her collection ''Sprokkelster'', published in 1977.
+Born on 10 November 1954 on Tygerhoek farm near Caledon in the Western Cape of South Africa. She attended school in Riviersonderend and Stellenbosch, matriculating from Hoërskool Bloemhof.
-On her return from Germany to teach at the [[University of the Witwatersrand]] she very successfully turned her hand to the novel as medium, producing the award-winning novel ''[[Triomf]]'' in 1994.
+She did a BA in languages and philosophy at the [[University of Stellenbosch]] and was part of [[D.J. Opperman]]’s famous poetry laboratory, making a name for herself as a poet with her collection ''Sprokkelster'', published in 1977. In this period she also wrote three plays for amateur theatre.
-In 2000 she joined the staff of the [[University of Stellenbosch]] as professor in [[Afrikaans]].
+She completed a Master's degree in 1978 and in 1985 obtained a [[Dutch]] doctorandus in philosophy from the University of Amsterdam.
 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
 As a student she also wrote and directed some interesting one-act plays for the annual student play competition. These include ''[[Die Duiwel, sy handlanger en die drie ligtekooie]]'' and ''[[Vrolike Frans]]''. Dissuaded from publishing them by Opperman, she went to Germany to study philosophy and become involved in theatre.
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 She wrote the play ''[[Die kortstondige raklewe van Anastasia W.]]''.
 == Awards, etc ==
-She won the Anglo-Gold Ashanti Prize (Aardklop-Smeltkroes) for ''[[Die kortstondige raklewe van Anastasia W.]]'' in 2010.
+She has won numerous awards, including the Eugène Marais Prize and the Ingrid Jonker Prize for her first volume of poetry.
 == Sources ==
 Various entries in the [[NELM]] catalogue.

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 As a student at the [[University of Stellenbosch]] she was part of [[D.J. Opperman]]’s famous poetry laboratory and made her name as poet with her collection ''Sprokkelster'', published in 1977.
 On her return from Germany to teach at the [[University of the Witwatersrand]] she very successfully turned her hand to the novel as medium, producing the award-winning novel ''[[Triomf]]'' in 1994.
-In 2000 she joined the staff of the [[University of Stellenbosch]] as professor in Afrikaans.
+In 2000 she joined the staff of the [[University of Stellenbosch]] as professor in [[Afrikaans]].
 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==

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 She was awarded the [[Hertzog Prize]] for her novel ''Agaat'' in 2007.
-She won the Anglo-Gold Ashanti Prize (Aardklop-Smeltkroes) for ''[[Die kort raklewe van Anastasia W.]]'' in 2010.
+She won the Anglo-Gold Ashanti Prize (Aardklop-Smeltkroes) for ''[[Die kortstondige raklewe van Anastasia W.]]'' in 2010.
 == Sources ==

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	Her novel ''[[Triomf]]'' was adapted for the stage and produced in 1997 and a film version was released in 2008.		Her novel ''[[Triomf]]'' was adapted for the stage and produced in 1997 and a film version was released in 2008.
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		+	She wrote the play ''[[Die kortstondige raklewe van Anastasia W.]]''.

	== Awards, etc ==		== Awards, etc ==