C. Johan Bakkes is a noted South African writer. He is the son of Cas and Margaret Bakkes

Margaret Bakkes

Margaret Bakkes is a noted South African writer. She is married to historian Cas Bakkes, and is the mother of four children: Johannes, Marius, Matilde and Christiaan. Two of her children, C...

 and the brother of Christiaan Bakkes

Christiaan Bakkes

Christiaan Mathys Bakkes is a noted South African writer. He is the son of Cas and Margaret Bakkes and the brother of C. Johan Bakkes....

. He is married to the artist Nanna Vorster-Bakkes.

He is employed at the University of the Western Cape in Cape Town, where he lectures Management Accounting.

Works

His published works consist of essays, most dealing with his travel experiences.

• Moer toe die vreemde in (2001)
• Nou's ons in ons donner (2006)
• To Hell and Gone (2008) (an English translation of the essays contained in the two books above)
• Norrevok (2008)
• samoe(r)sa reis (2010)