267pp.,b/w & colour illus., paperback, Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns, Pretoria, 2023
ISBN: 9780949977090
A tribute to Afrikaans writer, poet, dramatist, director, translator, editor and publisher Bartho Smit (1924-1986). A founder and key member of the Sestigers, he was awarded the Hertzog prize for drama in 1978 in recognition of his work as dramatist, with special mention being made of his plays Christine, Moeder Hanna, Putsonderwater and Die Verminktes.
Contributors: Paul Boekkooi, Paula Fourie, Francis Galloway, Temple Hauptfleisch, Marisa Keuris, Naòmi Morgan, Danie Stander, Erika Terblanche, Miriam Terblanche and Mariëtte van Graan.
Playwright and academic Temple Hauptfleisch is Professor Emeritus of Drama at Stellenbosch University.
Playwright and academic Marisa Keuris is Professor in Theory of Literature at UNISA.