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Author Profile
MARLENE VAN NIEKERK
 MARLENE
VAN NIEKERK is a poet and the author of satirical short stories
and two novels, Triomf and Agaat, both of which have been
translated into English.
She grew up near Caledon in the Western Cape and studied languages and
philosophy at the University of Stellenbosch where she obtained an MA.
In 1979 she moved to Germany to join theatres in Stuttgart and Mainz as
a directing apprentice. From 1980–1985 she continued her studies
of philosophy in Holland and obtained a PhD.
Back in South Africa she lectured in philosophy at the University
of Zululand, and later at Unisa. Afterwards she lectured in Afrikaans
and Dutch at the University of Witwatersrand and is currently Professor
in the Department of Afrikaans and Dutch at the University of
Stellenbosch.
Photograph by Lien Botha
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More
info:
More
about Marlene's latest
novel, Agaat, from
Jonathan Ball Publishers
More
about Marlene's novel
Triomf, from the Mail & Guardian
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