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Born André Johan van Wyk on 20 November, 1956, in Welkom in the Orange Free State. | Born André Johan van Wyk on 20 November, 1956, in Welkom in the Orange Free State. | ||
| − | He became a lecturer in [[Afrikaans]] at the University of Durban-Westville | + | He became a lecturer in [[Afrikaans]] at the [[University of Durban-Westville]] but took early retirement in 2002. Thereafter confined himself to his writing and a blog on literary matters. |
| − | He passed away in Bloemfontein on 27 March, 2022. | + | He passed away in Bloemfontein on 27 March, 2022. |
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ||
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Johan van Wyk (1956-2022). Poet, writer, literary critic.
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Biography
Born André Johan van Wyk on 20 November, 1956, in Welkom in the Orange Free State.
He became a lecturer in Afrikaans at the University of Durban-Westville but took early retirement in 2002. Thereafter confined himself to his writing and a blog on literary matters.
He passed away in Bloemfontein on 27 March, 2022.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
He wrote the theatre texts Wieretuin and Oudisie om die einde van die aarde te verhoed and produced them with Chris Pretorius.
Sources
Die Republikein, 14 August 1981.
Boeke-Insig, 1 April 2009.
Herman Lategan. 2022. "Johan van Wyk: Die beste mentor wat God kon stuur", Rapport Weekliks, 3 April, 2022: p.2
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