Christopher Hope

Biography

Christoper Hope is a South African novelist and poet known for his anti-apartheid and anti-racist writings. The South African government censored his poetry in the 1970s. Hope went into self-exile in England shortly after. In 2006, Hope founded the Franschhoek Literary Festival in South Africa, and in 2012, he co-founded the Hermanus Fynarts Festival. His poetry collection Cape Drives was awarded the Thomas Pringle Prize and a Cholmondeley Award.

Birth Date

1944-02-26

Place of Birth

Country of Nationality

South Africa

University of the Witwatersrand

Sources

"Christopher Hope." Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 28 August 2023, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Hope. Accessed 14 October 2024.