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Mikro pseudonym of Christoffel Hermanus Kühn
Author of 111 books in many different genres
Photo: Mikro in 1927, SU Archives
Christoffel Hermanus Kühn was born on 8 October 1903, on the farm Van Reenensplaas in the Williston district. He attended schools in Robertson and Carnarvon and studied Agriculture at Stellenbosch University (BSc). After several years as a teacher in Kuilsrivier and Ritchie he settled as a full-time writer from 1944 until 1949, when he joined the Oudtshoorn Teacher College as a lecturer for five years. He was chief editor of Boerdery in Suid-Afrika from 1956 -1960 and served as chief leader of the Landdiensbeweging (Farmers' Movement) of the Ministry of Agriculture until his retirement in 1964.
Mikro published several poems in Die Huisgenoot in 1930 and 1931. He wrote detective novels, adventure stories, youth and children's books, plays and satires, novels and an autobiography.
Stories taken from Gonnakolk and Soetwater were used for a television series (adapted by P G du Plessis).
Mikro was married twice. His oldest daughter, the writer Corlia Fourie, compiled a collection of 12 humorous stories or "fragments" from his work: Want die lewe is goed - keur uit die werk van Mikro, Lapa, 2003.
C H Kühn died on 17 April 1968, at Somerset West.
Hertzog Prize for Prose 1936 for Toiings and Pelgrims
W A Hofmeyr Prize 1956 for Die porseleinkat
Scheepers Prize for youth literature 1957 for Die jongste ruiter
National Publishers Award 1961
Die donker stroom, 1946
Die Koperkan, Van Schaik, 1959
Huisies teen die heuwel, 1942
Waar die bokmakierie fluit, 1966
Elke huis het sy kruis, 1946
Nog geen herberg, 1949
Die weduwee Meraai, 1959
Drie vroue en 'n hond, 1961
Kinders van Meraai, 1962
Youth books and adventure:
Die ruiter in die nag, Nasionale Pers, 1936
Kaptein Gericke, Nasionale Pers, 1937
Boerseun, Nasionale Pers, 1943
Wagters in die nag, 1950
Lente, Nasionale Boekhandel, 1953
Die jongste ruiter, Nasionale Boekhandel, 1954
Die wit arend, 1955
Die eensame nag, 1956
Die Kleingeld - Trilogy, 1956-1958
Die kleingeldkommando, Van Schaik, 1956
Die bont takbok - Tryptich, 1957-1958
Die jongste veldkornet, 1963
Kompartement 1001E, 1939; Daar was nege, 1944; Die geheimsinnige M9; Moord na ete, 1948
Die dae van ons jare, 1956
Die rooi lêer, 1961
T in die blou kamer, 1963
Twee goue beddens, 1963
Autobiography: Hy koop toe vir hom 'n pen, 1968
Photo: Mikro in 1927, SU Archives    Bokmakierie by Jill Adams
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