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[[Eugène Nielen Marais]] (1871-1936)[] was a pioneer of [[Afrikaans]] literature: a poet, playwright, naturalist, journalist and advocate.
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#REDIRECT[[Eugène Nielen Marais]]
 
 
Also known as  [[Eugène N. Marais]] or simply [[Eugène Marais]] (sometimes also written [[Eugene Marais]]).
 
 
 
== Biography ==
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
== Contribution to South African Theatre, Film, Media and Performance ==
 
 
 
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).
 
 
 
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 ***.
 
 
 
His scientific study ''[[The Soul of the White Ant]]'' has been adapted for stage performance, while his own life has been the subject of a number of works
 
 
 
A complex character, he himself has been the subject of many works of academic study and creative writing. For example two fine biographies - a gripping novelized version by [[Leon Rousseau]] called ''Die Groot Verlange''("The great longing" - published in an English version as ''[[The Dark Stream]]'' by Human and Rousseau, 1982), and
 
 
 
Two impressive films have also been made, both concerned with a particularly traumatic period in his life when he spent a few months on the Van Rooyen family's farm to deal with his addiction problem: ''[[The Guest]]'' (written by [[Athol Fugard]] and directed by [[Ross Devenish]], 1976) and ''[[Die Wonderwerker]]'' (written by [[Chris Barnard]] and directed by [[Katinka Heyns]], 2012[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2404552/]), while a stage play (** ) by ** deals with Marais and his relationship with [[C. Louis Leipoldt]] and recently a second biography called ** by **.
 
 
 
 
 
 
== Sources ==
 
 
 
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2404552/
 
 
 
Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography]]
 
 
 
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