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''[[Amrach die Tollenaar]]'' ("Amrach the publican") is an [[Afrikaans]] play in three acts by [[D.F. Malherbe]] (1881-1969).  
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''[[Amrach die Tollenaar]]'' ("Amrach the tax collector") is an [[Afrikaans]] play in three acts by [[D.F. Malherbe]] (1881-1969).  
  
 
==The original text==
 
==The original text==
  
  
The play has a New Testament theme of emerging nationhood, and is set in the moneylender's house a few days after the crucifixion of Christ and the conversion of Amrach's wife Miriam. The play was published by [[Nasionale Pers]]  in 1935.   
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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.   
  
The play was a serious contender for the [[Hertzog Prize]] for Drama in 1935.  
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It was a serious contender for the [[Hertzog Prize]] for Drama in 1935.  
  
  
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
  
1934?: Produced in Bloemfontein by the [[Toneelskool van die Hanekoms]].
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1932-4: Produced in Bloemfontein by the [[Toneelskool van die Hanekoms]].
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==

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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