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== Origins == | == Origins == | ||
| − | Founded in 1959 [[H&R]] by authors and publishers Koos Human (1931-)[https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koos_Human] and Leon Rousseau (1931–2016)[http://www.humanrousseau.com/authors/989], the business initially focused on publishing new wrting in [[Afrikaans]], but later started publishing broader based South African works, in both [[Afrikaans]] and in English. | + | Founded in 1959 [[H&R]] by authors and publishers [[Koos Human]] (1931-)[https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koos_Human] and [[Leon Rousseau]] (1931–2016)[http://www.humanrousseau.com/authors/989], the business initially focused on publishing new wrting in [[Afrikaans]], but later started publishing broader based South African works, in both [[Afrikaans]] and in English. |
| − | It became part of the [[Naspers]] publishing empire in 19**. | + | In the 1980s it also founded a subsidiary imprint called [[H & R Academica Uitgewers]] to publish books for school and university use. |
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== Impact on SA theatre, film, media and/or performance == | == Impact on SA theatre, film, media and/or performance == | ||
Revision as of 05:15, 15 November 2021
Human & Rousseau[1] is a leading South African publishing house.
Also found as: H&R, Human en Rousseau and Human and Rousseau
Origins
Founded in 1959 H&R by authors and publishers Koos Human (1931-)[2] and Leon Rousseau (1931–2016)[3], the business initially focused on publishing new wrting in Afrikaans, but later started publishing broader based South African works, in both Afrikaans and in English.
In the 1980s it also founded a subsidiary imprint called H & R Academica Uitgewers to publish books for school and university use.
It became part of the Naspers publishing empire in 19**.
Impact on SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
Sources
https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koos_Human
http://www.humanrousseau.com/authors/989
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