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Adam Small (21 December 1936 – 25 June 2016) was a South African writer who was involved in the Black Consciousness Movement and other activism. He was noted as a Coloured writer who wrote works in Afrikaans that dealt with racial discrimination and satirized the political situation.
Jun 25, 2016 · Learn about the life and works of Adam Small, a poet, playwright, academic, philosopher, and activist who challenged apartheid and defended Kaaps. He was one of the founders of UWC, a recipient of many awards, and a critic of racial discrimination.
Adam Small (Wellington, 21 Desember 1936 — Kaapstad, 25 Junie 2016) was 'n Suid-Afrikaanse skrywer en een van die belangrikste Afrikaanse verteenwoordigers van die Swartbewussynsbeweging. Small het veral bekend geword deur sy gedigte en toneelstukke.
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Jun 28, 2016 · Adam Small was a Black Consciousness leader, an Afrikaans writer and a defender of Kaaps, a creolised urban language. He wrote poetry, plays and essays that challenged apartheid and celebrated human dignity.
- Hein Willemse
Jul 13, 2016 · Een overblik van die lewe en werk van die Kaapse skrywer Adam Small, die bekend is vir sy romans, verhalende en kritiese skryf. Lees oor sy opvoeding, sy taal, sy geloof en sy opvattings oor die apartheid en die Kaapse kultuur.
Adam Small wrote works, such as Kanna hy kô hystoe (1965; Kanna—He Is Coming Home), that revealed the realities of the lives of nonwhites in South Africa. Ingrid Jonker wrote intensely personal poetry.
Adam Small was born on the 21st of December 1936 in Wellington in the Boland region of the Western Cape. His father’s family belonged to the Dutch Reformed Church and his mother’s to the Islamic faith. These influences instilled in him a sense of cultural and religious tolerance at an early age.
