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