Annelie Botes (born ''Annelie Basson''; 28 June 1957 – 12 December 2024) was a South African writer in the
Afrikaans
Afrikaans is a West Germanic languages, West Germanic language spoken in South Africa, Namibia and to a lesser extent Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe and also Argentina where there is a group in Sarmiento, Chubut, Sarmiento that speaks the Pat ...
language.
Life and career
Annelie Basson was born on a farm near
Grootfontein
Grootfontein (, named after the nearby hot springs) is a city with 26,839 inhabitants in the Otjozondjupa Region of central Namibia. It is one of the three towns in the Otavi Triangle, situated on the B8 road (Namibia), B8 national road that lead ...
near the village of
Uniondale (
Cape Province
The Province of the Cape of Good Hope (), commonly referred to as the Cape Province () and colloquially as The Cape (), was a province in the Union of South Africa and subsequently the Republic of South Africa. It encompassed the old Cape Co ...
). She held a teaching degree in music (piano) from the
University of South Africa
The University of South Africa (UNISA) is the largest university system in South Africa by enrollment. It attracts a third of all higher education students in South Africa. Through various colleges and affiliates, UNISA has over 400,000 student ...
(1986).
She is the author of fifty short stories and novels published in magazines
Huisgenoot
''Huisgenoot'' (Afrikaans language, Afrikaans for ''Housemate'') is a weekly South African Afrikaans-language general-interest family magazine. It has the highest circulation figures of any South African magazine and is followed by sister magaz ...
,
Sarie
''Sarie'' is a South African women's magazine, written in Afrikaans. It is published by Media24, and is their oldest publication for women, first published in 1949 under the title '' Sarie Marais''.
Based in Cape Town
Cape Town is the l ...
and
Rooi Rose. She wrote a regular column in
Volksblad
The ''Volksblad'' (English: People's Journal) was an Afrikaans-language daily newspaper published in Bloemfontein, South Africa, and distributed in the Free State and Northern Cape provinces, where it was the largest Afrikaans daily. It was Sou ...
and
Die Burger
''Die Burger'' (English: The Citizen) is a daily Afrikaans-language newspaper, published by Naspers. By 2008, it had a circulation of 91,665 in the Western and Eastern Cape Provinces of South Africa. Along with '' Beeld'' and '' Volksblad'', it ...
.
In November 2010, in an interview with the newspaper
Rapport
Rapport ( ; ) is a close and harmonious relationship in which the people or groups concerned are "in sync" with each other, understand each other's feelings or ideas, and communicate smoothly.
The word derives from the French language, French ve ...
, she caused controversy by declaring that she did not like black people or understand them. Following the statements, the newspaper ''Die Burger'' decided to withdraw her column. She refused to retract her remarks and to condemn them. She added that it was "perhaps unfair" to put all black people in the same category.
Botes died on 12 December 2024, at the age of 67.
Awards
* 2010
K Sello Duiker Memorial Literary Award for ''Thula-thula''
Works
* ''Tabernakel'', (2010)
* ''Thula-thula'', (2009)- prix ''K Sello Duiker''de la littérature sud-africaine 2010
**
* ''Trousseaukis'', (2008)
* ''Sabbatsreis'', (2007)
* ''Broodsonde'', (2006)
* ''Raaiselkind'', (2001).
**
* ''Klawervier'', (1997, 2004) - Prix ATKV.
**
** ''Berg der verlorenen Träume'' (2002)
**''Klavertje Vier''.
* ''Trippel Sewe'', (1995, 2007)
References
External links
Who's Who*
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1957 births
2024 deaths
Afrikaans-language writers
People from the Western Cape
University of South Africa alumni