Poem: Die roemer, die wyn, die karaf 
Phillip de Vos en Hennie Aucamp
Januar 2012
Photo by Jan du Toit
1934 - 2014
The father of literary cabaret in South AfricaVerlange onbegrens
so is liefde sinvol
nie ingekort tot mens
Hennie Aucamp
Hendrik (Hennie) Christoffel Lourens Aucamp was born on 20 January 1934, at Dordrecht in the Northern Cape and grew up in the Stormberge, on the farm Rust-mijn-ziel, in the district of Jamestown. After matriculation at Jamestown Hoërskool in 1951, he
studied Afrikaans, English, Literature and Drama at Stellenbosch University (BA
1955; S.O.D. 1957; MA, cum laude, 1958; DEd, cum laude,
1974).
In 1964 he joined the Department of Afrikaans, Faculty of Education at the
Stellenbosch University and was appointed Head of the Department in 1983
(where he remained until his retirement in 1994) and Associate Professor in
1986. He used his sabbatical leaves to study at the Catholic University of
Leuven and - in 1979 - in New York at the Teacher's College and at Columbia
University, where he attended the following courses: The writing of drama,
Popular Fiction, Professional and Educational Writing.
Following his retirement, Hennie Aucamp moved to Tamboerskloof, Cape Town.
In celebration of his 70th birthday in 2004, the book, 'n Skrywer by Sonsopkoms, was dedicated to him in a festive compilation (by Lina Spies and Lucas
Malan) with contributions by 16 authors.
Hennie died on 20 March 2014, 3 months after his 80th birthday.
1970: Tafelberg prize 1974: WA Hofmeyr prize, together with Chris Barnard 1980: ATKV Drama Prize 1982: Hertzog prize 1987: Fleur du Cap prize for best South African play of the year 1997: Recht Malan-prize 2004: Fleur du Cap Merit Award ATKV-Veertjie-toekenning Afrikaans-Onbeperk-toekenning van die KKNK Winner of LitNet' s Mont du Toit Kelder competition for wine poetry 2006: The Gustav Preller medal for Literary Theory South African Literary Award: Lifetime Literary Achievement Award 2010 |  Hennie presents his new diary: Skuinslig (20.3. 2004) See more photos |
Hennie Aucamp published many literary and didactic papers in literary journals. Most books were published by Tafelberg and Human&Rousseau.
Compilations of his works: 1979/90 In een kraal - 'n keur uit die prosa van Hennie Aucamp (Elize Botha) 1983 House visits (compiled and translated by Ian Ferguson) 1987 Brandglas (with an introduction and compiled by Charles Fryer) Mits dese wil ek vir jou sê - Briewe van Hennie Aucamp, Hemel & See, 2013 Find a collection of his aphorisms in LitNet: Vlugsout 
   Photos taken at Protea Boekhuis on 20 March 2004 (by Rosie) - Click for enlargements
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