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("Amrach the Moneylender") by [[D.F. Malherbe]]. A novel about **, it was reworked by the author as a play and produced by the [[Toneelskool van die Hanekoms]] in 1934*?. **Published by [[Nasionale Pers]], 1935.
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''[[Amrach die Tollenaar]]'' ("Amrach the tax collector") is an [[Afrikaans]] play in three acts by [[D.F. Malherbe]] (1881-1969).  
  
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==The original text==
  
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The play has a New Testament theme of emerging nationhood and is set in the tax collector's house a few days after the crucifixion of Christ and the conversion of Amrach's wife Miriam to Christianity, leading to Amrach re-evaluating his own life. The play was published by [[Nasionale Pers]] in 1935. 
  
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It was a serious contender for the [[Hertzog Prize]] for Drama in 1935.
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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1932-4: Produced in Bloemfontein by the [[Toneelskool van die Hanekoms]].
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== Sources ==
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https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/D.F._Malherbe
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[[John Christoffel Kannemeyer|J.C. Kannemeyer]] 1978. ''Geskiedenis van die Afrikaanse Literatuur'' I. Pretoria: Academica. (Second edition, 1984[http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/kann003gesk01_01/kann003gesk01_01_0015.php], pp. 162
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Latest revision as of 13:48, 14 February 2018

Amrach die Tollenaar ("Amrach the tax collector") is an Afrikaans play in three acts by D.F. Malherbe (1881-1969).

The original text

The play has a New Testament theme of emerging nationhood and is set in the tax collector's house a few days after the crucifixion of Christ and the conversion of Amrach's wife Miriam to Christianity, leading to Amrach re-evaluating his own life. The play was published by Nasionale Pers in 1935.

It was a serious contender for the Hertzog Prize for Drama in 1935.


Performance history in South Africa

1932-4: 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

Go to ESAT Bibliography

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Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays

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