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| − | [[Eugène Nielen Marais]](1871-1936)[] was a pioneer of [[Afrikaans]] literature: a poet, playwright, naturalist, journalist and advocate. | + | #REDIRECT[[Eugène Nielen Marais]] |
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| − | Also known as [[Eugène N. Marais]] or simply [[Eugène Marais]] (sometimes also written [[Eugene Marais]]).
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| − | Besides his internationally known behavioural field studies ([[''The Soul of the White Ant'']], ''The Soul of the Ape'' and ''My Friends, the Baboons'' - the first of which has been dramatised), he is best remembered for his enthralling but sombre lyric poetry and his short stories (of which some have also been dramatised).
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| − | He wrote a number of less memorable plays. These include ''[[Die Swart Verraad]]'' ("The Black Treason") performed by [[KMDOS]] in 1933), ''[[Nag]]'' (published posthumously in 1937), *** and ***.
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| − | A complex character, he himself has been the subject of a gripping biography by [[Leon Rousseau]] (The Dark Stream, Human and Rousseau, 1982), two films (''[[The Guest]]'', 1976 and ''[[Die Wonderwerker]]'', 2012), and a stage play (** ) by ** which deals with Marais and his relationship with [[C. Louis Leipoldt]]
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| − | == Sources ==
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