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Revision as of 06:00, 30 November 2017
Amrach die Tollenaar ("Amrach the publican") is an Afrikaans play in three acts by D.F. Malherbe (1881-1969).
The original text
Based on his own novel of the same name, the play has a Biblical theme of emerging nationhood, and is set in Amrach's house a few days after the crucifixion of Christ and the conversion of Amrach's wife Miriam. The play was published by Nasionale Pers in 1935.
The play was a serious contender for the Hertzog Prize for Drama in 1935.
Performance history in South Africa
1934?: Produced in Bloemfontein by the Toneelskool van die Hanekoms.
Sources
https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/D.F._Malherbe
J.C. Kannemeyer 1978. Geskiedenis van die Afrikaanse Literatuur I. Pretoria: Academica. (Second edition, 1984[1], pp. 162
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