Arthur Kenneth Nortje

Craig McLuckie (Okanagan College); Ross Tyner (Okanagan College)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 7.2.3.03: South Africa and other Southern Writing and Culture.
Vol. editors: Helen Rachel Cousins (Birmingham Newman University), David Firth (University of Manchester)

Dates

Born 16 Dec 1942
Died 11 Dec 1970
Activity 1962-1970

Places

Born in South Africa
Active in South Africa; United Kingdom

Activities

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Poet

Resources

Nortje's Works

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All I have are his letters from Sept. 1970 to Dec. I'm sure Ray Leitch has told you that he and I went to England and arranged Arthur's burial. I have not been back to England since so [I] presume there is still no marker on the grave. (Mrs. Olga Reed. Correspondence to Mr. Ross Tyner. August 6, 1996)

Kenneth Arthur Nortje's place in South African literature is by no means assured, yet the relatively small body of work published during his lifetime, as well as the posthumously published work has generated substantial critical attention. The publication of Dirk Klopper's new critical edition, Anatomy of Dark: Collected Poems of Arthur Nortje, will invite increased attention and debate over Nortje's position in African literature.

Kenneth Arthur Nortje's place in South African literature is…

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Citation: McLuckie, Craig, Ross Tyner. "Arthur Kenneth Nortje". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 09 May 2003 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=3354, accessed 25 November 2024.]