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Corlia Fourie

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Cornelia Hilda Kühn
Born (1944-12-11) 11 December 1944 (age 79)
Pen nameCorlia Fourie
OccupationWriter
NationalitySouth African

Cornelia Hilda Kühn (born 11 December 1944) is an Afrikaans writer known under the pen-name Corlia Fourie. She won the ATKV-prize for the short story anthology Liefde en geweld and the MER prize for Die towersak en ander stories. In 1995, she received the Alba Bouwer Prize.[citation needed]

Biography

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She is the daughter of the writer Mikro (C H Kühn).[1] She writes drama, children's books, short stories and novels. Her drama Moeders en dogters was adapted for television and radio and also presented by Kruik.[citation needed]

Books

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  • Marianne en die leeu in die pophuis, 1982
  • Moeders en dogters, 1985/92
  • Leuens, 1986
  • En die son skyn in Suid-Afrika, 1986
  • Die volstruisie wat graag wou vlieg, 1986
  • Die meisie wat soos 'n bottervoël sing
  • Tintinyane, the girl who sang like a magic bird, 1990
  • Jakkalsstreke, 1991
  • Liefde en geweld (kortstories), Tafelberg, 1992
  • Ganekwane en die groen draak, 1992
  • Vrou-mens, Verhale deur vroue oor vroue (kompilasie), 1993
  • Die deurmekaardier, 1993
  • Sê (kortstories), 1994
  • Die towersak, 1995
  • Die oop deur, 1996
  • Nolito en die wonderwater, 1997
  • Die wit vlinder, Tafelberg, 1993
  • Want die lewe is goed – keur uit die werk van Mikro, Lapa, 2003
  • Ware liefde: bekende Suid-Afrikaanse paartjiesWare liefde: bekende Suid-Afrikaanse paartjies, Human & Rousseau, 2008
  • Heleen en die heks met die hoofpyn, Protea Boekhuis, 2008
  • Alle paaie lei deur die strand, LAPA 2008
  • Die geheime kamer, LAPA 2012
  • Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone, Tafelberg, 1998
  • 3am Thoughts, a collection of poems, short stories and smut, Penguin Books, 2021

References

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  1. ^ "Corlia Fourie". Stellenboschwriters.com. Retrieved 18 July 2015.