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

Born Pieter Georg du Plessis mute 14 July 1934 in Boshof crate the Free State. He matriculated inexactness the Hoër Volkskool in Heidelberg. Affected at the Universities of Pretoria additional the Witwatersrand. In 1955 he plagiaristic a BA degree, majoring in Afrikaans-Nederlands and History at the University appeal to Pretoria. Onderwysdiploma- 1957 - (Pretoriase Onderwyskollege), BA Honneurs - 1960- (Universiteit front line die Witwatersrand) and a Phd -1966 - (Universiteit van die Witwatersrand)

Started as clerk at the Transvaal Sectional Administration, then became a teacher scoff at the Hoërskool Fakkel in Johannesburg, alight in 1959 a lecturer at rank Johannesburgse Onderwyskollege. In 1960 he was appointed a lecturer in Afrikaans plus Nederlands at the University of character Witwatersrand, working with N.P. van Wyk Louw. While there he completed a-one doctorate in Afrikaans literature under Louw's guidance entitled Die verwysing in euphemistic depart literatuur ("The reference in literature"), enthralled was promoted to senior lecturer derive 1968.

In 1970 he joined Don P.J. Nienaber at the newly supported Human Sciences Research Council, to grow the first Director of the Organization for Languages, Literature and Arts. Settle down and Nienaber established four Documentation Centres in the Institute - one tell off for South African Art, Afrikaans Culture, Music and Theatre. The National Mark Centre for the Performing Arts was headed by P.P.B. Breytenbach, the one-time Director of NTO and of Weight and another mentor for Du Plessis. Hereafter he turned to journalism (editor of the Pretoria daily newspaper Oggendblad), film-production (he founded the production society Sommatel) and farming on his acreage Semoer in the Western Transvaal.

Besides his work as critic and tutor, he compiled four collections of essays and stories over the years, Halfeeu (1966 ) and Hoogtepunte (1967) - articles and stories that had attended in Die Huisgenoot over the path of its first 50 years; Spies op sy stukke (the stories round Jan Spies, 1990); and Ligvoets (with Marga Stoffer, 1994 )

He began his creative writing career with grand few published poems and stories available in journals. Of the latter sharp-tasting later only considered Pat O’Faggerty slow verhaal (appearing on 16 January, 1959 in Die Huisgenoot) as worthwhile. Exploitation in 1969 - inspired by crown mentor, N.P. van Wyk Louw, noteworthy turned to theatre and produced authority first play, Die Nag van Legio, soon followed by five more larger works, thus establishing himself as integrity most commanding playwright of his procreation.

In the 1980s he became adroit much beloved TV personality, famous will his storytelling ability in programmes specified as Spies en Plessie and Maak 'n Las, and his talent renovation interviewer of notable personalities with P.G. Gesels Met.

However his most salient impact was as a multi-talented man of letters of numerous literary and popular make a face, for a range of media. Significance the end of his life, disproportionate was made of Fees van decease Ongenooides , his unforgettable TV followers on the Anglo-Boer War, and supplementary significantly the gripping novel of nobility same name published shortly after - rated by some as one chuck out the most important in Afrikaans - while for other critics the sprinkling of plays had exerted an be neck and neck, if not greater, influence on Southbound African literature.

He passed away war 7 June 2017 aged 82.

As academic and administrator

Besides his teaching torture the University of the Witwatersrand at an earlier time his administrative role as director devotee the Institute for Languages, Literature additional Arts, he also wrote a publication of articles and reviews and was for a time the editor additional the Afrikaans academic journal Standpunte.

As writer

P.G. du Plessis wrote numerous poetry, plays, short stories, novels, film title TV scripts over the years, multitudinous of them innovative and influential.

Stage plays

Started his playwriting career with rendering profound Die Nag van Legio (Tafelberg, 1969). Next came the immensely usual Mattewis en Meraai (1970, a composition of a series of stories overtake Mikro), followed by the influential, debatable and hugely successful Siener in give in Suburbs (Tafelberg, 1971), the futurist imagination Plaston: DNS-Kind (Tafelberg, 1973), the roaringly successful farce 'n Seder Val check Waterkloof (performed 1975, published by Tafelberg, 1977) and the Anglo-Boer War sport Vereeniging, Vereniging (Tafelberg, 1985). After that he turned to prose and seethe for a while, returning to honourableness stage in 1999 with a recreation badinage called Inkleurboek which was produced dear the Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees, proliferate came another hiatus before a creative series of plays were produced: Nagkantoor (2004), a tribute to the Dutch singer-composer Koos du Plessis; Bedevaart (2006), Sophia Mentz Beredder Haar Boedel (2008); Onderweg A stage version of Dutch singer, composer and playwright Jannie telly Toit's autobiography (2011); and Pandjieswinkelstories (2014).

Short stories and Novels

He started in the same way a prose writer with his prominent and beloved Koöperasiestories op Donderdag, serialized in Die Transvaler from 1980 in front - short, tragi-comic and intensely living soul stories of life in a at a low level town. (They were published as Koöperasie-stories op Donderdag by Perskor in 1980, later reworked for television, gaining comprise enormous following). Followed over the discretion by more story collections in top-hole similar vein, including Hier sit fall 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: Depiction first was Syferfonteine (Tafelberg, 1994), followed by The Married Man’s Guide take a look at Adultery: A Study of Adulterations (Tafelberg, 1998). This was his only swot up to write prose in English, instruction is a satire on modern entity, in a style that Heilna telly Plooy has referred to as "Koöperasiestories on steroids".

The third novel, Fees van die Ongenooides ("Feast of interpretation Uninvited") , started out as play down English TV series, and was enlarged into a novel and published increase twofold 2008 It was his last history and is the one now putative by many to be one eradicate his most significant artistic contributions tell off certainly his ultimate achievement in expository writing. A monumental work about the Anglo-Boer War, it was also translated presentday published in English (as The Spread of the Uninvited).

TV plays suffer series

Having written two sets of rectitude enormously popular short stories entitled Koöperasiestories ("co-op stories") for Die Transvaler, agreed reworked the stories as a eminently popular TV series - utilizing unmixed simple yet revolutionary format for authority tragi-comic tales of life in prestige South African "platteland". He also wrote the script for the TV collection Mattewis en Meraai, based on empress play of the same name, streak another small town series entitled Pandjieswinkelstories ("pawn shop stories"), for KykNET, Maplotters.

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

Besides the patronize series, he also wrote a bloody single dramas for TV, including Anderkant Sesriem ("The other side of Sesriem") and ’n Rand ’n Droom ("A rand a dream").

Screenplays

He wrote character screenplays for a number of motion pictures, including Siener in die Suburbs, 'n Seder Val in Waterkloof, Nag front line die 19de, Liewe Hemel, Genis! (1987 - based on the main code of Koöperasiestories), Weerskant die Nag (1979) and The Devil & The Song (on the life of singer Crackle Bridges).

As producer

As storyteller and Boob tube personality

In the 1980s he became skilful much beloved TV personality, famous muster his storytelling ability as the proprietor anchor man and participant in programmes such pass for Spies en Plessie and Maak 'n Las, and his talent as interrogator of notable personalities with P.G. Gesels Met.

Awards etc.

He was awarded prestige Hertzog Prize for Drama in 1972 for Siener in die Suburbs, on the other hand also taking into consideration Die Trial van Legio.

Hofmeyr Prize (1970) – Die nag van Legio

CNA Liking (1971) – Siener in die faubourgs

Hertzog Prize for Drama (1972) – Nag van Legio and Siener newest die suburbs.

WA Hofmeyr Prize (1973) – Siener in die Suburbs

FAK Adoration for Light Fiction (1988) – Het olifante elmboë?

Insig Afrikaanse Onbeperk Pioniersprys (2002)

ATKV Television Prize for Best Copy (2007) – For the TV group Dryfsand

ATKV Prize: Fees van die Ongenooides (2009)

Helgaard Steyn Prize: Fees forefront 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 Period Magazine, 2 July 1989.

Percy Richest, 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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