Karel schoeman olive schreiner biography
Karel schoeman olive schreiner biography
The story of an african farm!
Olive Schreiner facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Olive Schreiner | |
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| Native name | Olive Emily Albertina Schreiner |
| Born | (1855-03-24)24 March 1855 Wittebergen Reserve, Cape Colony (in present-day Lesotho) |
| Died | 11 December 1920(1920-12-11) (aged 65) Wynberg, South Africa |
| Occupation | Novelist, suffragist, political activist |
| Notable works | The Story of an African Farm, Woman and Labour |
| Relatives | Frederick Samuel Schreiner (brother) William Schreiner (brother) Helen Schreiner (sister) |
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Olive Schreiner (24 March 1855 – 11 December 1920) was a South African author, anti-war campaigner and intellectual.
She is best remembered today for her novel The Story of an African Farm (1883), which has been highly acclaimed. It deals boldly with such contemporary issues as agnosticism, existential independence, individualism, the professional aspirations of women, and the elemental nature of life on the colonial frontier.
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