Abraham H. de Vries

Abraham Hermanus de Vries (9 February 1937 – 23 August 2024) was a South African short story writer, considered one of the most respected and beloved in Afrikaans language literature in the Sestigers.

Early life and career De Vries was born in Ladismith in the then Cape Province in 1937. He studied at Stellenbosch University and the Gemeentelijke Universiteit van Amsterdam, and obtained doctorates from both universities. From 1963 to 1965 he was the art editor for Die Vaderland, a Johannesburg newspaper. He regularly toured overseas and also lectured at different European universities. De Vries was awarded numerous literary prizes, including the Reina Prinsen Geerligs Prize for his first three books, the Eugène Marais Prize for Vliegoog, the Perskor Prize for Briekwa, the De Kat/Potpourri Prize for Die Bruid, and the RAU-prys for creative work in 2004. Vries died on 23 August 2024, at the age of 87.