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Adam Small (21 December 1936 – 25 June 2016) was a South African writer who was involved in the Black Consciousness Movement and other activism. He was noted as a Coloured writer who wrote works in Afrikaans that dealt with racial discrimination and satirized the political situation.
Jun 25, 2016 · Learn about the life and works of Adam Small, a poet, playwright, academic, philosopher, and activist who challenged apartheid and defended Kaaps. He was one of the founders of UWC, a recipient of many awards, and a critic of racial discrimination.
Jun 28, 2016 · Adam Small was a Black Consciousness leader, an Afrikaans writer and a defender of Kaaps, a creolised urban language. He wrote poetry, plays and essays that challenged apartheid and celebrated human dignity.
- Hein Willemse
Adam Small ( Wellington, 21 Desember 1936 — Kaapstad, 25 Junie 2016) was 'n Suid-Afrikaanse skrywer en een van die belangrikste Afrikaanse verteenwoordigers van die Swartbewussynsbeweging. Small het veral bekend geword deur sy gedigte en toneelstukke.
Adam Small (1936-2016) was a South African poet, dramatist, political icon and professor of philosophy and social work. Regarded by many as one of South Africa's leading poets and playwrights, particularly so for his watershed contribution to the canon of Afrikaans literature and theatre in the pivotal early years of the cultural struggle .
Adam Small was born on the 21st of December 1936 in Wellington in the Boland region of the Western Cape. His father’s family belonged to the Dutch Reformed Church and his mother’s to the Islamic faith. These influences instilled in him a sense of cultural and religious tolerance at an early age.
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The authors Adam Small and Alex La Guma have written vividly in Afrikaans and English, respectively, of the effects of racial discrimination and of the complex and frequently violent nature of life in South Africa.
