Marlene Niekerk

Biography

Marlene van Niekerk was born in 1954 in Western Cape, South Africa. Her first poetry volume, Sprokkelster (1977), won the Eugène Marais Prize and the Ingrid Jonker Prize. Her collection Kaar earned the Herzog Prize, the Elisabeth Eybers Prize, and the University of Johannesburg prize. A poet, novelist, critic, and short story writer, she examines post-apartheid South African society in her work. She received South Africa's Order of Ikhamanga in 2011 for her contributions to literary arts and culture through poetry, literature, and philosophical works. She serves as Professor of Afrikaans and Dutch literature and creative writing at Stellenbosch University in South Africa.

Birth Date

1954-01-01

Place of Birth

South African

Country of Nationality

South Africa

Languages Spoken

Afrikaans, Dutch, French

University of Stellenbosch, University of Amsterdam

Poetry Collections

Sprokkelster (Kaapstad : Human & Rousseau, 1977); Groenstaar (Kaapstad : Human & Rousseau, 1983); Kaar (Kaapstad :Human & Rousseau, 2013); Gesant van die mispels: gedigte by skilderye van Adriaen Coorte ca. 1659-1707 (Kaapstad : Human & Rousseau, 2017); In die stille agterkamer: gedigte by skilderye van Jan Mankes 1889-1920 (Kaapstad : Human & Rousseau, 2107)

Sources

Breuer, Rosemarie. "Marlene van Niekerk." Stellenbosch Writers, https://www.stellenboschwriters.com/vniekerkm.html. Accessed 11 November 2024.
 
Grunewald, Hattie. "Marlene van Niekerk Shortlisted for Man Booker International Prize." Blake Friedmann, 20 April 2015, https://blakefriedmann.co.uk/news/marlene-van-niekerk-man-booker. Accessed 11 November 2024.
 
"Interview with Marlene van Niekerk." The White Review, 11 October 2017, https://www.thewhitereview.org/feature/interview-with-marlene-van-niekerk/. Accessed 11 November 2024.
 
"Marlene van Niekerk." Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 24 September 2024, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marlene_van_Niekerk. Accessed 11 November 2024.