Jan Rabie
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Jan Sebastian Rabie was an Afrikaans
writer of short stories
, novels and other literary works. He was born in George
, and was the writer of twenty-one works. He was included under the Sestigers
, a group of influential Afrikaans writers of the 1960s.
Afrikaans
Afrikaans is a West Germanic language, spoken natively in South Africa and Namibia. It is a daughter language of Dutch, originating in its 17th century dialects, collectively referred to as Cape Dutch .Afrikaans is a daughter language of Dutch; see , , , , , .Afrikaans was historically called Cape...
writer of short stories
Short story
A short story is a work of fiction that is usually written in prose, often in narrative format. This format tends to be more pointed than longer works of fiction, such as novellas and novels. Short story definitions based on length differ somewhat, even among professional writers, in part because...
, novels and other literary works. He was born in George
George, Western Cape
George is a city with 203,253 inhabitants in South Africa's Western Cape province. The city is a popular holiday and conference centre and the administrative and commercial hub of the Garden Route.- Location :...
, and was the writer of twenty-one works. He was included under the Sestigers
Sestigers
The Sestigers , also known as the Beweging van Sestig , were a group of influential Afrikaans-language writers in the 1960s started by André Brink and Breyten Breytenbach, which also included Etienne Leroux, Jan Rabie, Ingrid Jonker, Adam Small, Bartho Smit, Chris Barnard, Hennie Aucamp, Dolf van...
, a group of influential Afrikaans writers of the 1960s.
Novels
Note: The English titles are translated from the Afrikaans, and are not available as such.- Nog skyn die sterre (Still the stars are shining) (1943)
- Geen somer (No summer) (1944)
- Vertrou op môre (Believe in tomorrow) (1946)
- Die pad na mekaar (The road to one another) (1947)
- Dakkamer en agterplaas (Attic and backyard) (1957)
- Swart ster oor die Karoo (Black star over the Karoo) (1957)
- Ons, die afgod (Us, the idol) (1958)
- Die groen planeet (The green planet) (1961)
- Mens-alleen (Man alone) (1963)
- Die groot anders-maak (The great changing) (1964)
- Eiland voor Afrika (Island before Africa) (1964)
- Waar jy sterwe (Where you die) (1966)
- Klipwieg (Stone crib) (1970)
- Die hemelblom (The heavenly flower) (1971)
- Ark (Ark) (1977)
- Johanna se storie (Johanna's story) (1981)
- En oseaan (And Ocean) (1985)
Short stories
- Een-en-twintig (Twenty-one) (1956)
- Die roos aan die pels (The rose on the fur) (1966)
- Versamelverhale (Collected novels) (1980)
Non-fiction
- Groen reise (Green travels) (1950)
- Die evolusie van nasionalisme (The evolution of nationalism) (1960)
- Polemika, (Polemic) 1957-1965 (1966)
- ’n Haan vir Eloúnda (A rooster for Eloúnda) (1971)
- ’n Boek vir Onrus (A book for unrest) (1982)
- Buidel (Pouch) (1989)
- Paryse dagboek (Paris diary) (1998)
Young adult novels
- Twee strandlopers (Two beachwalkers) (1960)
- Seeboek van die sonderkossers (Sea book for those without food) (1975)