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Central News Agency Literary Award

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The Central News Agency Literary Award (CNA Literary Award, CNA Prize) was a major annual literary award in South Africa. It was named for the CNA chain of bookstores. Founded by Phillip Stein, it recognised works in prose and poetry, and in both the English language and Afrikaans.

The last award was presented in 1996, although CNA later launched a "Book of the Year" award for popular bestsellers of any genre.

Past winners (incomplete list)

  • 1996: Sarah Ruden: Other Places (English)
  • 1995: Margaret McCord: The Calling of Katie Makanye (English)
  • 1994: Karel Schoeman: Hierdie Lewe (Afrikaans)
  • 1993: Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (English)
  • 1993: Chris Barnard: Moerland (Afrikaans)
  • 1992: Damon Galgut: The Beautiful Screaming of Pigs (English)
  • 1989: Christopher Hope: White Boy Running (English)
  • 1984: J. M. Coetzee: Life & Times of Michael K (English)
  • 1982: André Brink: A Chain of Voices (English)
  • 1981: Nadine Gordimer July's People (English)
  • 1980: J. M. Coetzee: Waiting for the Barbarians (English);
  • 1979: Nadine Gordimer Burger's Daughter (English)
  • 1979: D.J. Opperman Komas Uit 'N Bamboesstok (Afrikaans)
  • 1978: André Brink: Rumours of Rain (English)
  • 1977: J. M. Coetzee: In the Heart of the Country (English)
  • 1976: Etienne Leroux Magersfontein, O Magersfontein! (Afrikaans)
  • 1975: Guy Butler: Selected Poems (English)
  • 1974: Nadine Gordimer, The Conservationist (English)
  • 1971: Elsa Joubert, Bonga (Afrikaans)
  • 1968: Siegfried Stander: The Horse (English)
  • 1969: Breyten Breytenbach: Kouevuur (Afrikaans)
  • 1968: Chris Barnard: Duiwel-in-die-bos (Afrikaans)
  • 1967: Laurens van der Post, The Hunter and the Whale (English)
  • 1967: Breyten Breytenbach, Die huis van die dowe (Afrikaans)
  • 1966: Thelma Gutsche, No Ordinary Woman (English)
  • 1966: Henriette Grové, Jaarringe (Afrikaans)
  • 1965: André Brink, Olé (Afrikaans)
  • 1965: Godfrey Le May, British Supremacy in South Africa, 1899–1907 (English)
  • 1964: Etienne Leroux, Een vir Azazel (Afrikaans)
  • 1964: Alan Paton, Hofmeyr (English)
  • 1963: D.J. Opperman, Dolosse (Afrikaans)
  • 1963: Laurens van der Post, The Seed and the Sower (English)
  • 1962: N.P. van Wyk Louw, Tristia: en ander verse voorspeleren vlugte (Afrikaans)
  • 1962: Mary Renault, The Bull from the Sea (English)
  • 1961: Siegfried Stander, The Desert Place (English)
  • 1961: Chris Barnard: Bekende onrus (Afrikaans)

    • References

    Central News Agency Literary Award Wikipedia
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