Adam Small (21 December 1936 – 25 June 2016)[1] was a South African writer who was involved in the Black Consciousness Movement and other activism.
He was noted as a Coloured writer who wrote works in Afrikaans that dealt with racial discrimination and satirized the political situation.
In 2015 a new drama, Maria, Moeder van God, was broadcast on Radio Sonder Grense's yearly art festival programme.
This choice was attacked by many of his contemporary critics, due to a sense that he was allying himself with (white) Afrikaans interests and that he was allowing the community's specific language to be ridiculed.
This group attempted to revolutionise the dominant literature by questioning the political, racial and sexual problems with the nation.