Tryna du Toit, Afrikaans novelist, is born in De Aar, Karoo

Tryna du Toit. Date pre-1949 Source Afrikaanse Pers-Boekhandel. Hier is ons skrywers, 1949

Date: 13 Jan 1910
Updated: 13 Jan 2020

Tryna du Toit, source: Afrikaanse Pers-Boekhandel, Hier is ons skrywers, 1949 — Tryna du Toit. Date pre-1949 Source Afrikaanse Pers-Boekhandel. Hier is ons skrywers, 1949

Catherina Charlotte Kotzenberg was born in De Aar on 13 January 1910. She started writing books at the age of thirty and chose to write under the pseudonym, Tryna du Toit. Throughout her writing career, she produced about 40 novels.

One of her novels, Groen koring, was made into a film in 1965, but was temporarily banned because it dealt with teenage pregnancy, a controversial topic at the time. Du Toit was also a qualified teacher, having trained at the Willington Training College. She obtained her teaching diploma in 1930 and taught at the same college for two years. She died in 2005 at the age of 95.

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South African History Online. (2012, January 6). Tryna du Toit, Afrikaans novelist, is born in De Aar, Karoo. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071894

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South African History Online. "Tryna du Toit, Afrikaans novelist, is born in De Aar, Karoo." South African History Online. January 6, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0071894.