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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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| − | == Biography ==
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| − | == Contribution to South African Theatre, Film, Media and Performance ==
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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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| − | 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
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| − | 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
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| − | 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, published as ''[[The Guest: An Episode in the Life of Eugene Marais]]'', 1977[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0128241/], also released in [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Die Besoeker: 'n episode in die lewe van Eugène Marais]]'') 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 **.
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| − | == Sources ==
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| − | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2404552/
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| − | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0128241/
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| − | Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography]]
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