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(1931-1989). Short-story writer, essayist, novelist and dramatist. Born in Cape Town, educated at the universities of Cape Town ([[UCT]]), Columbia and Oxford, murdered in Cape Town in *?. Considered by some to be the finest ‘non-white’ writer in South Africa, he is best known for his short stories and the novel ''[[Buckingham Palace, District Six]]'' (published in 1986), which has also been adapted into a successful play (performed by the [[Baxter Theatre]] in 1989). Rive himself adapted his short story ''[[Resurrection]]'' into an one-act play, and won the BBC African Theatre Competition of 1972 with another one-act play, ''[[Make Like Slaves]]''.
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[[Richard Rive]] (1931-1989) was a writer of short-stories, essays, novels and plays.
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==Biography==
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Born Richard Moore Rive in District Six, Cape Town in 1931, where he was raised by his mother, Nancy Rive, and was schooled at St. Mark’s Primary School and Trafalgar High School. After completing High School in 1947, Rive worked for a short time as a clerk in a local business and in 1950 registered at [[Hewat College of Education]] to train as an English teacher. He taught  at Vasco High School for a short while, then at South Peninsula High School, where he worked for almost two decades, ultimately as head of the English Department and an athletics coach and administrator.
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While teaching he also studied for a B.A. in English, completing it in 1962 and followed this with a Masters from Columbia University (1966) and a Doctorate from Oxford (1974). In 1988 he became the head of the English department at [[Hewat College of Education]]. He was at various times a visiting professor at several overseas universities, including Harvard.  
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As author he wrote a number of short stories (including ''"The Visits"'' for which he was awarded Writer of the Year in 1970), edited anthologies for the ''Heinemann African Writers'' Series and wrote three novels, including ''Emergency'' (1964) and ''[['Buckingham Palace', District Six]]'' (1986). He also wrote three plays.
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Sadly, he was murdered at his home in Cape Town in 1989.
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== His contribution to South African theatre, film, media and performance ==
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While best known for his short stories and novels, he also had an impact writing for theatre and radio.
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'''Plays''':
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''[[Resurrection]]'' (1966)
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''[[Make Like Slaves]]'' (1972)
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''[['Buckingham Palace', District Six]]'' (1988)
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
See Gosher, 1988 [JH]
 
  
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See Gosher, 1988
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https://www.blackpast.org/global-african-history/rive-richard-moore-1931-1989/
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https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/rive-richard-moore
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[[Shaun Viljoen]]. 2013. ''Richard Rive: A Partial Biography'' (Wits University Press).
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Latest revision as of 14:56, 13 October 2023

Richard Rive (1931-1989) was a writer of short-stories, essays, novels and plays.

Biography

Born Richard Moore Rive in District Six, Cape Town in 1931, where he was raised by his mother, Nancy Rive, and was schooled at St. Mark’s Primary School and Trafalgar High School. After completing High School in 1947, Rive worked for a short time as a clerk in a local business and in 1950 registered at Hewat College of Education to train as an English teacher. He taught at Vasco High School for a short while, then at South Peninsula High School, where he worked for almost two decades, ultimately as head of the English Department and an athletics coach and administrator.

While teaching he also studied for a B.A. in English, completing it in 1962 and followed this with a Masters from Columbia University (1966) and a Doctorate from Oxford (1974). In 1988 he became the head of the English department at Hewat College of Education. He was at various times a visiting professor at several overseas universities, including Harvard.

As author he wrote a number of short stories (including "The Visits" for which he was awarded Writer of the Year in 1970), edited anthologies for the Heinemann African Writers Series and wrote three novels, including Emergency (1964) and 'Buckingham Palace', District Six (1986). He also wrote three plays.

Sadly, he was murdered at his home in Cape Town in 1989.

His contribution to South African theatre, film, media and performance

While best known for his short stories and novels, he also had an impact writing for theatre and radio.

Plays:

Resurrection (1966)

Make Like Slaves (1972)

'Buckingham Palace', District Six (1988)

Sources

See Gosher, 1988

https://www.blackpast.org/global-african-history/rive-richard-moore-1931-1989/

https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/rive-richard-moore

Shaun Viljoen. 2013. Richard Rive: A Partial Biography (Wits University Press).


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