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| − | [[Jan van Melle]] (19*-) was an [[Afrikaans]]-Flemish author and teacher. | + | #REDIRECT[[Johannes van Melle]] |
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| − | His penname is wrongly given as [[John van Melle]] in Wikipedia. He sometimes appears as [[J. van Melle]].
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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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| − | ''[[Bart Nel]]'' has been adapted for the stage, radio, TV and film in a variety of ways over the years. , in 19**. It was filmed in 19**.
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| − | Some of his short stories have also been dramatised. (?)
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| − | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_van_Melle
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