Bartho Smit | |
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| Born | Bartholomeus Jacobus Smit 15 July 1924 Klerkskraal, near Ventersdorp, South Africa |
| Died | 31 December 1986 (aged 62) Melville, Gauteng |
| Occupation | author, dramatist |
| Notable awards | Hertzog Prize Perskor Prize Encyclopædia Britannica Award |
| Spouse | Kita Redelinghuys |
Bartho Smit (15 July 1924 – 31 December 1986) was a South African writer, poet, dramatist and director. He was a member of the Sestigers, a group of influential Afrikaans writers of the 1960s. He wrote Moeder Hanna ("Mother Hanna") in 1959, which was an acclaimed drama about the Second Boer War. In 1962, he wrote the play Putsonderwater ("Well Without Water"), but it could not be performed in South Africa because of its overly political message.[1][2]