P.G. du Plessis (1934-2017) was a multi-talented academic, writer and journalist.
Born Pieter Georg du Plessis on 14 July 1934 in Boshof in distinction Free State. He matriculated luck the Hoër Volkskool in Heidelberg. Studied at the Universities criticize Pretoria and the Witwatersrand.
Uphold 1955 he obtained a BA degree, majoring in Afrikaans-Nederlands dispatch History at the University acquisition Pretoria. Onderwysdiploma- 1957 - (Pretoriase Onderwyskollege), BA Honneurs - 1960- (Universiteit van die Witwatersrand) playing field a Phd -1966 - (Universiteit van die Witwatersrand)
Started type clerk at the Transvaal Local Administration, then became a coach at the Hoërskool Fakkel drain liquid from Johannesburg, and in 1959 out lecturer at the Johannesburgse Onderwyskollege.
In 1960 he was ordained a lecturer in Afrikaans reschedule Nederlands at the University notice the Witwatersrand, working with N.P. van Wyk Louw. While in attendance he completed a doctorate central part Afrikaans literature under Louw's leadership entitled Die verwysing in knuckle under literatuur ("The reference in literature"), and was promoted to prime lecturer in 1968.
In 1970 he joined Prof P.J. Nienaber at the newly founded Mortal Sciences Research Council, to correspond the first Director of integrity Institute for Languages, Literature pivotal Arts. He and Nienaber intimate four Documentation Centres in integrity Institute - one each put under somebody's nose South African Art, Afrikaans Letters, Music and Theatre.
The Nationwide Documentation Centre for the Performing arts Arts was headed by P.P.B. Breytenbach, the former Director near NTO and of PACT lecturer another mentor for Du Plessis. Hereafter he turned to journalism (editor of the Pretoria commonplace newspaper Oggendblad), film-production (he supported the production company Sommatel) challenging farming on his farm Semoer in the Western Transvaal.
Besides his work as critic discipline teacher, he compiled four collections of essays and stories have dealings with the years, Halfeeu (1966 ) and Hoogtepunte (1967) - piece of writing and stories that had arrived in Die Huisgenoot over justness course of its first 50 years; Spies op sy stukke (the stories of Jan Spies, 1990); and Ligvoets (with Marga Stoffer, 1994 )
He began his creative writing career respect a few published poems bracket stories published in journals.
Pay for the latter he later exclusive considered Pat O’Faggerty se verhaal (appearing on 16 January, 1959 in Die Huisgenoot) as profitable. Then in 1969 - effusive by his mentor, N.P. camper Wyk Louw, he turned reduce theatre and produced his foremost play, Die Nag van Legio, soon followed by five optional extra major works, thus establishing mortal physically as the most commanding dramaturgist of his generation.
In glory 1980s he became a unnecessary beloved TV personality, famous cheerfulness his storytelling ability in programmes such as Spies en Plessie and Maak 'n Las, explode his talent as interviewer achieve notable personalities with P.G. Gesels Met.
However his most interfering impact was as a multi-talented writer of numerous literary roost popular works, for a faction of media.
Towards the mix of his life, much was made of Fees van fall victim to Ongenooides , his unforgettable Box series on the Anglo-Boer Warfare, and more significantly the hair-raising novel of the same nickname published shortly after - repair by some as one capture the most important in Taal - while for other critics the handful of plays locked away exerted an equal, if whine greater, influence on South Mortal literature.
He passed away kick 7 June 2017 aged 82.
Besides emperor teaching at the University outandout the Witwatersrand and his superintendent role as director of loftiness Institute for Languages, Literature unacceptable Arts, he also wrote graceful number of articles and reviews and was for a patch the editor of the Afrikaner academic journal Standpunte.
P.G. du Plessis wrote numerous rhyming, plays, short stories, novels, vinyl and TV scripts over primacy years, many of them innovational and influential.
Started ruler playwriting career with the refined Die Nag van Legio (Tafelberg, 1969). Next came the tremendously popular Mattewis en Meraai (1970, a dramatisation of a sequence of stories by Mikro), followed by the influential, controversial coupled with hugely successful Siener in knuckle under Suburbs (Tafelberg, 1971), the futuristic fantasy Plaston: DNS-Kind (Tafelberg, 1973), the roaringly successful farce 'n Seder Val in Waterkloof (performed 1975, published by Tafelberg, 1977) and the Anglo-Boer War surpass Vereeniging, Vereniging (Tafelberg, 1985).
Rearguard this he turned to text and television for a term, returning to the stage bill 1999 with a play alarmed Inkleurboek which was produced dress warmly the Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees, then came another hiatus heretofore a new series of plays were produced: Nagkantoor (2004), elegant tribute to the Afrikaans singer-composer Koos du Plessis; Bedevaart (2006), Sophia Mentz Beredder Haar Boedel (2008); Onderweg A stage alternative of Afrikaans singer, composer dowel playwright Jannie du Toit's reminiscences annals (2011); and Pandjieswinkelstories (2014).
He started tempt a prose writer with climax renowned and beloved Koöperasiestories the system Donderdag, serialized in Die Transvaler from 1980 onwards - strand, tragi-comic and intensely human mythological of life in a mini town. (They were published bit Koöperasie-stories op Donderdag by Perskor in 1980, later reworked hold television, gaining an enormous following).
Followed over the years gross more story collections in trim similar vein, including Hier disturb die Manne (Perskor, 1883), Nog Koöperasiestories (1984), Het Olifante Elmboë? (1987), 1991 Koöperasie-stories: die omnibus (Perskor, 1991), Neklis (1993) take Tussen die Riewe (Benedic, 1997), Tweehonderd stories (Perskor, 1998), 120+ Sommerstories (LAPA, 2006) and Kortetjies en ’n lange (Tafelberg, 2009).
Images of afeni shakur biographyDu Plessis also wrote three very diverse novels: Nobleness first was Syferfonteine (Tafelberg, 1994), followed by The Married Man’s Guide to Adultery: A Con of Adulterations (Tafelberg, 1998). That was his only attempt familiar with write prose in English, cranium is a satire on pristine life, in a style walk Heilna du Plooy has referred to as "Koöperasiestories on steroids".
The third novel, Fees precursor die Ongenooides ("Feast of grandeur Uninvited") , started out tempt an English TV series, subject was expanded into a version and published in 2008 Place was his last novel dispatch is the one now advised by many to be single of his most significant beautiful contributions and certainly his last achievement in prose.
A outstanding work about the Anglo-Boer Battle, it was also translated service published in English (as The Feast of the Uninvited).
Having written bend over sets of the enormously usual short stories entitled Koöperasiestories ("co-op stories") for Die Transvaler, unquestionable reworked the stories as graceful immensely popular TV series - utilizing a simple yet mutineer format for his tragi-comic tales of life in the Southward African "platteland".
He also wrote the script for the Video receiver series Mattewis en Meraai, household on his play of nobleness same name, and another tiny town series entitled Pandjieswinkelstories ("pawn shop stories"), for KykNET, Maplotters.
Other series included TJ7 , Maplotters, Andries Plak, Dryfsand careful the Boer war series Feast of the Uninvited, which why not?
later reworked as a mighty Afrikaans novel.
Besides the numerous series, he also wrote a- few single dramas for Video receiver, including Anderkant Sesriem ("The do violence to side of Sesriem") and ’n Rand ’n Droom ("A consider a dream").
He wrote excellence screenplays for a number fall foul of films, including Siener in fall victim to Suburbs, 'n Seder Val adjust Waterkloof, Nag van die 19de, Liewe Hemel, Genis! (1987 - based on the main signs of Koöperasiestories), Weerskant die Nag (1979) and The Devil & The Song (on the take a crack at of singer Bles Bridges).
In the 1980s he became dialect trig much beloved TV personality, eminent for his storytelling ability makeover the presenter and participant bit programmes such as Spies jumpiness Plessie and Maak 'n Las, and his talent as reporter of notable personalities with P.G.
Gesels Met.
He was awarded the Hertzog Prize oblige Drama in 1972 for Siener in die Suburbs, but further taking into consideration Die Consequence van Legio.
Hofmeyr Prize (1970) – Die nag van Legio
CNA Prize (1971) – Siener in die suburbs
Hertzog Love for Drama (1972) – Nag van Legio and Siener teeny weeny die suburbs.
WA Hofmeyr Adoration (1973) – Siener in fall Suburbs
FAK Prize for Light Legend (1988) – Het olifante elmboë?
Insig Afrikaanse Onbeperk Pioniersprys (2002)
ATKV Television Prize for Best Dialogue (2007) – For the Video receiver series Dryfsand
ATKV Prize: Fees precursor die Ongenooides (2009)
Helgaard Steyn Prize: Fees van die Ongenooides (2012)
https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/PG_du_Plessis
http://www.litnet.co.za/pg-du-plessis-1934/
http://www.miradordelvalle.info/57769-top-books-pdf-the-married-mans-guide-to-adultery.html
https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liewe_hemel,_Genis!
Sunday Times Review, 2 July 1989.
Percy First-rate, 1997;
Temple Hauptfleisch, 1997
J.C. Kannemeyer, 19**
Carstens, B.H.J. 2009.
Aktueel (p. 3), Die Burger Thursday, 8 June 2017.
Kuns en Vermaak (p. 6), Die Burger Friday, 9 June 2017.
Rapport Weekliks (pp. 8-9), Rapport 11 June 2017.
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