Uys Krige was a South African writer and poet born in 1910 and known for writing in both Afrikaans and English. Though he spent some years in the 1930s living in France and Spain, he returned to South Africa in 1935 to become a reporter for the South African Rand Daily Mail. During World War II, he was a war correspondent with the South African Army and was captured, spending two years as a prisoner of war. Krige's talent with romance languages meant he became the primary translator of romance literature into Afrikaans, which had a significant impact on modern South African writing.
1910-02-10
1987-08-10
South Africa
University of Stellenbosch
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