Die Jaar van die Vuuros

(lit. "The year of the fire-ox") by W.A. de Klerk. A 3-act Afrikaans play, set on a farm in South West Africa ("the land"), which takes a complex and disturbing look at the Afrikaner and his relationship with the land, his English-speaking compatriots and the African claimants to the land.

Winner of the Afrikaans section of the Van Riebeeck Centenary Award, it was performed by NTO as part of the The Van Riebeeck Festival in 1952, playing for 191 nights. It opened in the Hofmeyr Theatre, was directed by Hermien Dommisse and featured Jan Bruyns, Elma Krynauw, Danie Smuts, Eghard van der Hoven, Roma Reilly, Louw Verwey, Dawid van der Walt, Daan Retief, joined by Michal Grobbelaar and Marjorie Malan on tour.

Published in 1952 by Tafelberg.

De Klerk awarded the prestigious Hertzog Prize for Literature for the play in the same year (jointly with Gerhard J. Beukes for **.) Published by Nasboek.

Sources

Die Huisgenoot, 29 August 1952.

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