Central News Agency Literary Award
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The Central News Agency Literary Award (CNA Literary Award, CNA Prize) was a major annual literary award in South Africa.[1] It was named for the CNA chain of bookstores. Founded by Phillip Stein,[2] it recognised works in prose and poetry, and in both the English language and Afrikaans.[3]
The last award was presented in 1996,[4] although CNA later launched a "Book of the Year" award for popular bestsellers of any genre.[5]
Past winners (incomplete list)
- 1996: Sarah Ruden: Other Places (English) [2]
- 1995: Margaret McCord: The Calling of Katie Makanye (English)
- 1994: Karel Schoeman: Hierdie Lewe (Afrikaans)
- 1993: Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (English)
- 1993: Chris Barnard: Moerland (Afrikaans)
- 1992: Damon Galgut: The Beautiful Screaming of Pigs (English)
- 1989: Christopher Hope: White Boy Running (English)
- 1984: J. M. Coetzee: Life & Times of Michael K (English)
- 1982: André Brink: A Chain of Voices (English)
- 1981: Nadine Gordimer July's People (English)
- 1980: J. M. Coetzee: Waiting for the Barbarians (English);
- 1979: Nadine Gordimer Burger's Daughter (English)
- 1979: D.J. Opperman Komas Uit 'N Bamboesstok (Afrikaans)
- 1978: André Brink: Rumours of Rain (English)
- 1977: J. M. Coetzee: In the Heart of the Country (English)
- 1976: Etienne Leroux Magersfontein, O Magersfontein! (Afrikaans)
- 1975: Guy Butler: Selected Poems (English)
- 1974: Nadine Gordimer, The Conservationist (English)
- 1971: Elsa Joubert, Bonga (Afrikaans)
- 1968: Siegfried Stander: The Horse (English)
- 1969: Breyten Breytenbach: Kouevuur (Afrikaans)
- 1968: Chris Barnard: Duiwel-in-die-bos (Afrikaans)
- 1967: Laurens van der Post, The Hunter and the Whale (English)
- 1967: Breyten Breytenbach, Die huis van die dowe (Afrikaans)
- 1966: Thelma Gutsche, No Ordinary Woman (English)
- 1966: Henriette Grové, Jaarringe (Afrikaans)
- 1965: André Brink, Olé (Afrikaans)
- 1965: Godfrey Le May, British Supremacy in South Africa, 1899–1907 (English)
- 1964: Etienne Leroux, Een vir Azazel (Afrikaans)
- 1964: Alan Paton, Hofmeyr (English)
- 1963: D.J. Opperman, Dolosse (Afrikaans)
- 1963: Laurens van der Post, The Seed and the Sower (English)
- 1962: N.P. van Wyk Louw, Tristia: en ander verse voorspeleren vlugte (Afrikaans)
- 1962: Mary Renault, The Bull from the Sea (English)
- 1961: Siegfried Stander, The Desert Place (English)
- 1961: Chris Barnard: Bekende onrus (Afrikaans)
See also
Notes
- ↑ Described as the 'then principal literary award', in 1977, by nobelprize.org.[1]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 RIP the Founder of the CNA Literary Award, Philip Stein | Books LIVE
- ↑ There was no restriction by language within South Africa's indigenous languages (Callil and Tóibín, The Modern Library (1999) p.223); authors must be South African by birth or permanent residence.
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- ↑ Zapiro and Wilbur Smith Make the CNA "Book of the Year" Shortlist | Books LIVE
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