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| − | (1871-1936). A pioneer of Afrikaans literature, poet, playwright, naturalist, journalist and advocate. 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), and his enthralling but sombre lyric poetry and short stories (of which some have also been dramatised).
| + | #REDIRECT[[Eugène Nielen Marais]] |
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| − | He wrote a number of plays. These include ''[[Die Swart Verraad]]'' ("The Black Treason") performed by [[KMDOS]] in 1933), ''[[Nag]]'' (published posthumously in 1937), *** and ***. A complex character, he himself has been the subject of a gripping biography by [[Leon Rousseau]] (The Dark Stream, Human and Rousseau, 1982) and two films, ''[[The Guest]]'', scripted by and starring [[Athol Fugard]], and directed by [[Ross Devenish]] (, 19**) and Die Wonderwerker, written by [[Chris Barnard]], directed by [[Katinka Heyns]], and starring [[Dawid Minnaar]]. (2012). A stage play (** ) by ** also deals with Marais and his relationship with [[C. Louis Leipoldt]]
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