Deon Meyer





Deon Meyer

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

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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: 3.89 · 2,109 ratings · 409 reviews · 22 distinct works
Thirteen Hours
4.09 of 5 stars 4.09 avg rating — 502 ratings — published 2009 — 21 editions
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Blood Safari
3.63 of 5 stars 3.63 avg rating — 483 ratings — published 2007 — 22 editions
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Devil's Peak
4.01 of 5 stars 4.01 avg rating — 286 ratings — published 2004 — 15 editions
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Trackers
3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 212 ratings — published 2011 — 13 editions
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Heart of the Hunter: A Novel
3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 167 ratings — published 2002 — 11 editions
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Dead Before Dying: A Novel
3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 171 ratings — published 1999 — 15 editions
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Dead at Daybreak
3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 173 ratings — published 2000 — 18 editions
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7 dae
4.23 of 5 stars 4.23 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions
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Wie Met Vuur Speel
3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2007
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Karoonag En Ander Verhale
3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2009
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More books by Deon Meyer…
Devil's Peak Thirteen Hours 7 dae
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4.074429771908764 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 833 ratings

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