Deon Meyer





Deon Meyer

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in Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa
July 04, 1958

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Deon Meyer was born in the South African town of Paarl in the winelands of the Western Cape in 1958, and grew up in Klerksdorp, in the gold mining region of Northwest Province.

After military duty and studying at the Potchefstroom University, he joined Die Volksblad, a daily newspaper in Bloemfontein as a reporter. Since then, he has worked as press liaison, advertising copywriter, creative director, web manager, Internet strategist, and brand consultant.

Deon wrote his first book when he was 14 years old, and bribed and blackmailed his two brothers into reading it. They were not impressed (hey, everybody is a critic ...)
Deon Meyer

Heeding their wisdom, he did not write fiction again until he was in his early thirties, when he started publishi...more


Average rating: 3.94 · 4,520 ratings · 709 reviews · 13 distinct works · Similar authors
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3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 56 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions
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