Etienne van Heerden

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Etienne Roché van Heerden (1954-) is an award-winning South African author, who has published books of poetry, books of short stories, a collection of cabaret songs, theoretical and academic work, and novels.

Biography

Youth

He was born on 3 December 1954 in Johannesburg and spent his early youth on sheep farms near Graaff-Reinet in the Eastern Cape. He completed his secondary schooling in Stellenbosch.

Training

He graduated from the University of Stellenbosch with BA and LL.B. degrees and an honnours degree in Afrikaans and Dutch. He completed a Master's degree at the University of the Witwatersrand and a PhD at Rhodes University.

Career

Started his career as a legal clerk, worked in an advertising agency and then became a university lecturer, ending up at the University of Cape Town, where he was appointed Hofmeyr Professor in the School of Languages and Literatures, and chairman of the Afrikaans and Netherlandic Studies Section.

Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance

Wrote the lyrics for the Afrikaans cabarets Ekskuus vir die Wals (performed in 1984 by the Libertas Theatre Club), and Lied van die Boeings ( performed in 200? in the Oude Libertas Theatre).

Awards, etc

Sources

Wikipedia [1]

Afrikaans Wikipedia [2]

Personal web page [3]

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