Barrie Hough
Appearance
This article needs additional citations for verification. (December 2020) |
![]() | You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Afrikaans. (December 2020) Click [show] for important translation instructions.
|
Barrie Michael Hough (17 January 1953 – 2004) was a South African writer who wrote children's stories. He wrote in Afrikaans, and almost all of his works have been translated into English.[1] He was joint winner of the Alba Bouwer Prize in 1990 for his work Droomwa.[2] He also won the Sanlam Prize for Youth Literature for Droomwa in 1990[3] and the CP Hoogenhout Award that same year.[citation needed]
Publications
- My Aat Becomes Autumn (1986)
- Droomwa (1990)
- Wing Dance (1992)
- Skimmelstreke (1995)
- Turtles (1998)
- Break (2002) – with Lizz Meiring
Death
Hough suffered from depression and committed suicide in 2004 at the age of 51.[4]
Awards
- 1990: Joint winner, Alba Bouwer Prize for Droomwa[2]
- 1990: Sanlam Prize for Youth Literature, for Droomwa[3]
- 1990: CP Hoogenhout Award that same year[citation needed]
References
- ^ "NB Publishers | Authors". www.nb.co.za. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Alba Bouwer Prize | Book awards | LibraryThing". www.librarything.com. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Skilpoppe by Barrie Hough". LibraryThing.com. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ Barron, Chris (22 August 2004). "South Africa: Obituary: Barrie Hough". Sunday Times (South Africa).