Stephen Gray (writer)
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Stephen Gray (30 November 1941 – 22 October 2020) was a South African writer and critic.
Career
Gray was born in Cape Town on 30 November 1941. He studied at St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown,Template:Sfn and later at the University of Cape Town, Cambridge University, England (where he received a Bachelor of Arts and a Masters of Arts, both in English), and the University of Iowa, US (where he studied a Masters of Fine Arts in creative writing).[1] He was also awarded a D. Litt and d. Phil. by Rand Afrikaans University in Johannesburg. Until 1992, he was Professor of English at the Rand Afrikaans University in Johannesburg.[1]
Gray was a prolific poet and published eight novels. Recurrent themes include attitudes to homosexuality and the many rewritings of history in South Africa, including examining attitudes to class and race.[2] His literary journalism appeared in the South African weekly newspaper, the Mail & Guardian, from the 1990s to the 2010s.[3] He also wrote for the theatre and edited collections of work by Athol Fugard and Herman Charles Bosman.
Gray died on 22 October 2020 in Johannesburg at the age of 78.[4]
Published works
- [Note: Gray has been published in many countries by various publishers in other editions. Consult ISBN in WorldCat and other sources for multiple editions.]
Novels and short stories
- Local Colour. Ravan Press, 1975. Template:ISBN
- Visible People. R. Collings, 1977. Template:ISBN.
- Caltrop's Desire. Africa Book Centre, 1980. Template:ISBN.
- Time of Our Darkness. Arrow, 1988. Template:ISBN.
- Born of Man. Gay Men's Press, 1989. Template:ISBN.
- War Child. Serif, 1994. Template:ISBN.
- My Serial Killer and other Short Stories. Jacana Media, 2005. Template:ISBN
Plays
- Schreiner: A One-Woman Play. David Philip, 1983. Template:ISBN.
Poetry
- It's About Time. David Philip, 1974. Template:ISBN.
- Man’s Gold. Egon Guenther, 1978. With 28 woodcuts by Cecil Skotnes.
- Hottentot Venus and other Poems. David Philip, 1979.
- Love Poems: Hate Poems. Bellew Publishing, 1982. Template:ISBN.
- Apollo Café and Other Poems, 1982-89. David Philip, 1989. Template:ISBN.
- Season of Violence, Justified Press, 1992. Template:ISBN
- Selected Poems 1960-92, David Philip, 1994. Template:ISBN
- Gabriel's Exhibition, Mayibuye Books, 1998. Template:ISBN
As editor
- C. Louis Leipoldt. Stormwrack. David Philip, 1980. Template:ISBN.
- Modern South African Poetry. A. D. Donker, 1984. Template:ISBN.
- The Penguin Book of Southern African Stories. Penguin, 1985. Template:ISBN.
- The Penguin Book of Southern African Verse. Penguin, 1988. Template:ISBN.
- South Africa Plays: New South African Drama. Nick Hern, 1994. Template:ISBN.
- Charles Rawden Maclean alias John Ross. The Natal Papers of "John Ross". U of Natal P, 1996. Template:ISBN.
Other
- Southern African Literature: An Introduction. Barnes & Noble Imports, 1979. Template:ISBN.
- John Ross: The True Story. 1987.
- Human Interest and Other Pieces. Justified Press, 1993. Template:ISBN.
- Accident of Birth: An Autobiography. COSAW Publishing, 1993. Template:ISBN.
- Free-lancers and Literary Biography in South Africa. Editions Rodopi BV, 1999. Template:ISBN.
- Life Sentence: A Biography of Herman Charles Bosman. Human & Rousseau, 2005. Template:ISBN.
References
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- Gray, Stephen (Ed.) Modern South African Poetry. A. D. Donker, 1984. Template:ISBN.
External links
- Pages with script errors
- 1941 births
- 2020 deaths
- 20th-century South African poets
- South African male novelists
- South African non-fiction writers
- University of Cape Town alumni
- South African LGBTQ novelists
- South African male poets
- Alumni of St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown
- 20th-century South African male writers
- South African male non-fiction writers
- Academic staff of Rand Afrikaans University