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Marlene Van Niekerk

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born
in Caledon, South Africa
November 10, 1954

gender
female

genre
Literature & Fiction, Poetry


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Marlene van Niekerk is a South African author who is best known for her novel Triomf. Her graphic and controversial descriptions of a poor Afrikaner family in Johannesburg brought her to the forefront of a post-apartheid society, still struggling to come to terms with all the changes in South Africa. In translation by Leon de Kock, this book was critically acclaimed in the US and UK, and was filmed in 2008.

Van Niekerk studied Languages and Philosophy at Stellenbosch University. While here, she wrote three plays for the lay theatre. In 1979 she moved to Germany to join theatres in Stuttgart and Mainz as apprentice for directing. From 1980 to 1985 she continued her studies of philosophy in The Netherlands. Back in South Africa she lectured...more


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Marlene Van Niekerk's Books

Average rating: 4.04 · 634 ratings · 141 reviews · 8 distinct works · Similar authors
Agaat
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4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 420 ratings — published 2004 — 16 editions
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Triomf
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3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 171 ratings — published 1996 — 9 editions
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De sneeuwslaper
4.35 of 5 stars 4.35 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions
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Memorandum: A Story with Pa...
3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions
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Die Vrou Wat Haar Verkyker ...
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1992
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Sprokkelster
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Het oog van de meester
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“...a butterfly is like the soul of a person, it dries out in captivity.”
― Marlene Van Niekerk, Agaat
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“Everything is important. To the smallest insect, even the mouldering tree, the deepest stone in the drift.”
― Marlene Van Niekerk, Agaat
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“First smile!! An unseasonal little shower of rain fell here, and a lot of butterflies drowned, so we put them in the sun and they came back to life, and flew up and then Agaat SMILED!”
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