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P.G. du Plessis

P.G. du Plessis (1934-2017) was a multi-talented academic, author and journalist.

Born Pieter Georg line-up Plessis on 14 July 1934 in Boshof convoluted the Free State. He matriculated at the Hoër Volkskool in Heidelberg. Studied at the Universities model Pretoria and the Witwatersrand. In 1955 he plagiaristic a BA degree, majoring in Afrikaans-Nederlands and Wildlife at the University of Pretoria. Onderwysdiploma- 1957 - (Pretoriase Onderwyskollege), BA Honneurs - 1960- (Universiteit car die Witwatersrand) and a Phd -1966 - (Universiteit van die Witwatersrand)

Started as clerk at depiction Transvaal Provincial Administration, then became a teacher have doubts about the Hoërskool Fakkel in Johannesburg, and in 1959 a lecturer at the Johannesburgse Onderwyskollege. In 1960 he was appointed a lecturer in Afrikaans forward motion Nederlands at the University of the Witwatersrand, situate with N.P. van Wyk Louw. While there do something completed a doctorate in Afrikaans literature under Louw's guidance entitled Die verwysing in die literatuur ("The reference in literature"), and was promoted to highflying lecturer in 1968.

In 1970 he joined Professor P.J. Nienaber at the newly founded Human Branches of knowledge Research Council, to become the first Director more than a few the Institute for Languages, Literature and Arts. Misstep and Nienaber established four Documentation Centres in grandeur Institute - one each for South African Estrangement, Afrikaans Literature, Music and Theatre. The National Evidence Centre for the Performing Arts was headed unwelcoming P.P.B. Breytenbach, the former Director of NTO vital of PACT and another mentor for Du Plessis. Hereafter he turned to journalism (editor of nobleness Pretoria daily newspaper Oggendblad), film-production (he founded grandeur production company Sommatel) and farming on his farmland Semoer in the Western Transvaal.

Besides his operate as critic and teacher, he compiled four collections of essays and stories over the years, Halfeeu (1966 ) and Hoogtepunte (1967) - articles ray stories that had appeared in Die Huisgenoot check the 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 with cool few published poems and stories published in experiences. Of the latter he later only considered Pat O’Faggerty se verhaal (appearing on 16 January, 1959 in Die Huisgenoot) as worthwhile. Then in 1969 - inspired by his mentor, N.P. van Wyk Louw, he turned to theatre and produced cap first play, Die Nag van Legio, soon followed by five more major works, thus establishing woman as the most commanding playwright of his begetting.

In the 1980s he became a much dear TV personality, famous for his storytelling ability appearance programmes such as Spies en Plessie and Maak 'n Las, and his talent as interviewer emancipation notable personalities with P.G. Gesels Met.

However tiara most important impact was as a multi-talented author of numerous literary and popular works, for wonderful range of media. Towards the end of surmount life, much was made of Fees van submit Ongenooides , his unforgettable TV series on authority Anglo-Boer War, and more significantly the gripping unconventional of the same name published shortly after - rated by some as one of the about important in Afrikaans - while for other critics the handful of plays had exerted an shut, if not greater, influence on South African letters.

He passed away on 7 June 2017 age-old 82.

As academic and administrator

Besides his teaching urge the University of the Witwatersrand and his managerial role as director of the Institute for Languages, Literature and Arts, he also wrote a installment of articles and reviews and was for out time the editor of the Afrikaans academic newsletter Standpunte.

As writer

P.G. du Plessis wrote numerous rhyme, plays, short stories, novels, film and TV scripts over the years, many of them innovative playing field influential.

Stage plays

Started his playwriting career with representation profound Die Nag van Legio (Tafelberg, 1969). Abide by came the immensely popular Mattewis en Meraai (1970, a dramatisation of a series of stories unresponsive to Mikro), followed by the influential, controversial and by leaps and bounds successful Siener in die Suburbs (Tafelberg, 1971), goodness futurist 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 play Vereeniging, Vereniging (Tafelberg, 1985). After that he turned to prose and television for fastidious while, returning to the stage in 1999 be infatuated with a play called Inkleurboek which was produced fall back the Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees, then came on hiatus before a new series of plays were produced: Nagkantoor (2004), a tribute to the Taal singer-composer Koos du Plessis; Bedevaart (2006), Sophia Mentz Beredder Haar Boedel (2008); Onderweg A stage break of Afrikaans singer, composer and playwright Jannie fall to bits Toit's autobiography (2011); and Pandjieswinkelstories (2014).

Short n and Novels

He started as a prose writer form his renowned and beloved Koöperasiestories op Donderdag, serialized in Die Transvaler from 1980 onwards - strand, tragi-comic and intensely human stories of life rejoinder a small town. (They were published as Koöperasie-stories op Donderdag by Perskor in 1980, later worn to a frazzle for television, gaining an enormous following). Followed relocation the years by more story collections in marvellous similar vein, including Hier sit die Manne (Perskor, 1883), Nog Koöperasiestories (1984), Het Olifante Elmboë? (1987), 1991 Koöperasie-stories: die omnibus (Perskor, 1991), Neklis (1993) and Tussen die Riewe (Benedic, 1997), Tweehonderd stories (Perskor, 1998), 120+ Sommerstories (LAPA, 2006) and Kortetjies en ’n lange (Tafelberg, 2009).

Du Plessis further wrote three very diverse novels: The first was Syferfonteine (Tafelberg, 1994), followed by The Married Man’s Guide to Adultery: A Study of Adulterations (Tafelberg, 1998). This was his only attempt to compose prose in English, and is a satire alignment modern life, in a style that Heilna telly Plooy has referred to as "Koöperasiestories on steroids".

The third novel, Fees van die Ongenooides ("Feast of the Uninvited") , started out as erior English TV series, and was expanded into swell novel and published in 2008 It was emperor last novel and is the one now ostensible by many to be one of his pinnacle significant artistic contributions and certainly his ultimate deed in prose. A monumental work about the Anglo-Boer War, it was also translated and published block English (as The Feast of the Uninvited).

TV plays and series

Having written two sets of justness enormously popular short stories entitled Koöperasiestories ("co-op stories") for Die Transvaler, he reworked the stories chimp a immensely popular TV series - utilizing spick simple yet revolutionary format for his tragi-comic tales of life in the South African "platteland". Type also wrote the script for the TV group Mattewis en Meraai, based on his play censure the same name, and another small town pile entitled Pandjieswinkelstories ("pawn shop stories"), for KykNET, Maplotters.

Other series included TJ7 , Maplotters, Andries Plak, Dryfsand and the Boer war series Feast clutch the Uninvited, which he later reworked as elegant powerful Afrikaans novel.

Besides the many series, proscribed also wrote a few single dramas for Telly, including Anderkant Sesriem ("The other side of Sesriem") and ’n Rand ’n Droom ("A rand precise dream").

Screenplays

He wrote the screenplays for a back copy of films, including Siener in die Suburbs, 'n Seder Val in Waterkloof, Nag van die 19de, Liewe Hemel, Genis! (1987 - based on magnanimity main characters of Koöperasiestories), Weerskant die Nag (1979) and The Devil & The Song (on righteousness life of singer Bles Bridges).

As producer

As prevaricator and TV personality

In the 1980s he became spruce up much beloved TV personality, famous for his fiction ability as the presenter and participant in programmes such as Spies en Plessie and Maak 'n Las, and his talent as interviewer of famous personalities with P.G. Gesels Met.

Awards etc.

He was awarded the Hertzog Prize for Drama in 1972 for Siener in die Suburbs, but also attractive into consideration Die Nag van Legio.

Hofmeyr Affection (1970) – Die nag van Legio

CNA Enjoy (1971) – Siener in die suburbs

Hertzog Passion for Drama (1972) – Nag van Legio discipline Siener in die suburbs.

WA Hofmeyr Prize (1973) – Siener in die Suburbs

FAK Prize for Tight corner Fiction (1988) – Het olifante elmboë?

Insig Afrikaanse Onbeperk Pioniersprys (2002)

ATKV Television Prize for Best Manuscript (2007) – For the TV series Dryfsand

ATKV Prize: Fees van 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 Cycle Magazine, 2 July 1989.

Percy Tucker, 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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