John Eppel
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John Eppel was born in Lydenburg
, South Africa
. He moved to Colleen Bawn, a small mining town in the south of Southern Rhodesia
(now Zimbabwe
), at the age of four. He was educated at Milton High School
in Bulawayo
, and later attended the University of Natal
in South Africa. He married at the age of 34 and has three children. His ex-wife, Shari, is a poet and prominent human rights activist. Eppel teaches English at Christian Brothers College, Bulawayo
.
He has published over ten books, one of which has been translated into French (The giraffe man). He was awarded the Ingrid Jonker
Prize for his first poetry book, "Spoils of War" and the MNet
Prize in 1994 for his Novel, D G G Berrys the Great North Road.
His works are studied in universities across South Africa.
Lydenburg
Lydenburg is a town in Mpumalanga, South Africa. The town is slated to be renamed Mashishing, according to an announcement made on June 30, 2006 by the South African Minister of Arts and Culture, Pallo Jordan. Lydenburg is situated on the Sterkspruit/Dorps River tributary of the Olifants River at...
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. He moved to Colleen Bawn, a small mining town in the south of Southern Rhodesia
Southern Rhodesia
Southern Rhodesia was the name of the British colony situated north of the Limpopo River and the Union of South Africa. From its independence in 1965 until its extinction in 1980, it was known as Rhodesia...
(now Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...
), at the age of four. He was educated at Milton High School
Milton High School, Bulawayo
Milton High School is a government all-boys high school located in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. It was the first government all-boys school established in Bulawayo. It was founded in 1910 and is named after Sir William Milton, administrator of the British South Africa Company. The school's motto is Greek...
in Bulawayo
Bulawayo
Bulawayo is the second largest city in Zimbabwe after the capital Harare, with an estimated population in 2010 of 2,000,000. It is located in Matabeleland, 439 km southwest of Harare, and is now treated as a separate provincial area from Matabeleland...
, and later attended the University of Natal
University of Natal
The University of Natal was a university in Natal, and later KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa, that is now part of the University of KwaZulu-Natal. It was founded in 1910 as the Natal University College in Pietermaritzburg, and expanded to include a campus in Durban in 1931. In 1947, the university...
in South Africa. He married at the age of 34 and has three children. His ex-wife, Shari, is a poet and prominent human rights activist. Eppel teaches English at Christian Brothers College, Bulawayo
Christian Brothers College, Bulawayo
St. Patrick's Christian Brothers College, Bulawayo is a private multiracial boys only high school located in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. It was founded in the 1950s and is the most prestigious school in Bulawayo,and probably one of the best schools in the country....
.
He has published over ten books, one of which has been translated into French (The giraffe man). He was awarded the Ingrid Jonker
Ingrid Jonker
Ingrid Jonker , was a South African poet. Although she wrote in Afrikaans, her poems have been widely translated into other languages...
Prize for his first poetry book, "Spoils of War" and the MNet
Mnet
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Prize in 1994 for his Novel, D G G Berrys the Great North Road.
His works are studied in universities across South Africa.
List of Published Books
- "Together" (with Julius Chingono), 'amaBooks/UNO Press/UKZN Press.
- "Absent: The English Teacher", Jacana.
- "White Man Crawling",'amaBooks.
- "Hatchings" (reprint), Republished by 'amaBooks.
- "Songs My Country Taught Me", Weaver Press.
- "The Caruso of Collen Bawn and other short writings", 'amaBooks.
- "The Holy Innocents", 'amaBooks.
- "The Curse of the Ripe Tomato", 'amaBooks.
- "Selected poems 1965-1995", Childline.
- "Sonata for Matabeleland", Snailpress/Baobab Books.
- "The Giraffe Man", Quelliere.
- "Hatchings" Carrefour.
- "D G G Berry's The Great North Road", Carrefour/Hippogriff.
- "Spoils of War", Carrefour.