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Karel Schoeman
Karel Schoeman (born 26 October 1939 in Trompsburg, South Africa) is a South African novelist, historian, translator and man of letters. He is the author of 19 novels and numerous works of history. He is one of South Africa's most awarded authors. Schoeman writes primarily in Afrikaans although several of his non-fiction books were originally written in English. His novels are increasingly being translated into foreign languages, notably English, French and Dutch.
==Early life and career==
Schoeman matriculated in 1956 at Paarl Boys' High School. In 1959 he obtained a BA degree in languages from the University of the Free State. In 1961 he joined the Franciscan Order in Ireland as novice for the priesthood, but then returned to Bloemfontein to obtain a Higher Diploma in Library Studies. During the 1970s he went into voluntary exile, working first as a librarian in Amsterdam and then as a nurse in Glasgow, Scotland. He returned to South Africa in 1983 and worked until his retirement in 1998 as an archivist at the South African National Library in Cape Town. He then returned to his town of birth, Trompsburg, where he lived for more than a decade before moving to Bloemfontein.
Karel Schoeman is not only known as novelist, but is equally renowned as an historian and biographer. He has also published translations (especially of drama), several travel books and an autobiography. He has won the most prestigious Afrikaans literary award, the Hertzog Prize, three times: in 1971 (for ''By fakkellig'', ''’n Lug vol helder wolke'' and ''Spiraal''), 1986 (''’n Ander land'') and in 1995 (''Hierdie lewe'').〔Hertzog Prize〕 The Recht Malan Prize for 'excellence in the field of non-fiction books' has been awarded to him four times.〔Media24 Books Literary Awards〕 On the retirement of President Nelson Mandela in 1999, Schoeman was one of only two writers to be awarded the State President Award: Order for Excellent Service. In recent years his fiction has garnered much praise in France, winning inter alia the prestigious Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger in 2009.
His 1972 novel, ''Na die Geliefde Land'' (literally: To the Beloved Country) was made into an award-winning feature film, ''Promised Land'' in 2002, with a screenplay by Jason Xenopoulos. Schoeman has produced and published several screenplays, including an adaptation of his first novel, ''Veldslag'', some of which were broadcast on South African national television during the 1980s.〔Burger & Van Vuuren, ''Sluiswagter by die Dam van Stemme'', pp. 365-66, 370. His published screenplays include ''Besoek'' (1975), ''Somerpaleis'' (1975), ''Die Jare'' (1976) and ''Veldslag'' (1989). ''Op die Grens'' was broadcast in 1988 but never published.〕
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