A Survey of African Poetry in the London Times,
Sunday Times, Financial Times, the Times Literary Supplement
1865-1985
Hope, Christopher
Biography
South Africa
Birth date: 1944-02-26
Birth location:
Johannesburg,
South Africa
Christoper Hope is a South African novelist and poet known for his anti-apartheid and anti-racist writings. His poetry was censored by the South African government 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.
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