Dalene Matthee
MATTHEE, Dalene (1938–2005) was a South African novelist best known for her four "Forest Novels", written in and around the Knysna Forest. Her books have been translated into fourteen languages, including English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Hebrew and Icelandic, and over a million copies have been sold [worldwide.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiela_se_Kind]
Author of the hugely popular novels Kringe in die Bos (Circles in the Forest) and Fiela se Kind (Fiela's Child), both of which have been filmed and adapted for the stage; Fiela se Kind by CAPAB in 1986 and Kringe in die Bos was first staged by ** in 19**.
Sources
Tucker, 1997
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalene_Matthee
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