Michiel Heyns
Encyclopedia
Michiel Heyns is a South Africa
n author, translator and academic.
He went to school in Thaba Nchu
, Kimberley
and Grahamstown
, and later studied at the University of Stellenbosch and Cambridge University before serving as a professor of English at the University of Stellenbosch, from 1983 until 2003.
Since then he has concentrated on his writing fulltime, and has won numerous awards for his reviews, translations and novels.
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...
n author, translator and academic.
He went to school in Thaba Nchu
Thaba Nchu
Thaba Nchu is a town in Free State, South Africa, located 60 km east of Bloemfontein. Its population is largely made up of Tswana and Sotho people. The town was settled in the 1830s and officially established in 1873...
, Kimberley
Kimberley, Northern Cape
Kimberley is a city in South Africa, and the capital of the Northern Cape. It is located near the confluence of the Vaal and Orange Rivers. The town has considerable historical significance due its diamond mining past and siege during the Second Boer War...
and Grahamstown
Grahamstown
Grahamstown is a city in the Eastern Cape Province of the Republic of South Africa and is the seat of the Makana municipality. The population of greater Grahamstown, as of 2003, was 124,758. The population of the surrounding areas, including the actual city was 41,799 of which 77.4% were black,...
, and later studied at the University of Stellenbosch and Cambridge University before serving as a professor of English at the University of Stellenbosch, from 1983 until 2003.
Since then he has concentrated on his writing fulltime, and has won numerous awards for his reviews, translations and novels.
Novels
- The Children’s Day, Jonathan Ball (2002)
- The Reluctant Passenger, Jonathan Ball (2003)
- The typewriter's tale, Jonathan Ball (2005)
- Bodies politic, Jonathan Ball (2008)
- Lost Ground, Jonathan Ball (2011)
Translations
- Marlene van NiekerkMarlene van NiekerkMarlene van Niekerk is a South African author who is best known for her novel Triomf. Her graphic and controversial descriptions of a poor Afrikaner family in Johannesburg brought her to the forefront of a post-apartheid society, still struggling to come to terms with all the changes in South...
, Agaat (2006) - Marlene van NiekerkMarlene van NiekerkMarlene van Niekerk is a South African author who is best known for her novel Triomf. Her graphic and controversial descriptions of a poor Afrikaner family in Johannesburg brought her to the forefront of a post-apartheid society, still struggling to come to terms with all the changes in South...
, Memorandum: A Story with pictures (2006) - Tom Dreyer, Equatoria (2008)
- Etienne van HeerdenEtienne van Heerden-Biography:Van Heerden was born in 1954, six years after the official advent of apartheid. His mother was an English speaking mathematics teacher. His father, an Afrikaans speaking merino stud breeder, farmed the family farm in the Karoo...
, 30 Nights in Amsterdam (2011) - Chris BarnardChris BarnardChristopher Leslie Barnard was a Welsh professional footballer in the 1960s and 1970’s. He was born in Cardiff.Chris Barnard, a midfielder, began his career as an apprentice at Southend United, turning professional in August 1965 and playing 8 times in the league the following season...
, Bundu (2011)
Awards
- Thomas Pringle AwardThomas Pringle AwardThe Thomas Pringle Award is an annual award for work published in newspapers, periodicals and journals. They are awarded on a rotation basis for: a book, play, film or TV review; a literary article or substantial book review; an article on English education; a short story or one-act play; one or...
for Reviews in 2006 - Sol Plaatje Prize for TranslationSol Plaatje Prize for TranslationThe Sol Plaatje Prize for Translation is a bi-annual prize, first awarded in 2007, for translation of prose or poetry into English from any of the other South African official languages. It is administered by the English Academy of South Africa, and was named in honour of Sol Plaatje.-Award...
for Agaat (2007) - Herman Charles BosmanHerman Charles BosmanHerman Charles Bosman is the South African writer widely regarded as South Africa's greatest short story writer. He studied the works of Edgar Alan Poe and Mark Twain, and developed a style emphasizing the use of irony...
Award for Bodies Politic (2009) - Thomas Pringle AwardThomas Pringle AwardThe Thomas Pringle Award is an annual award for work published in newspapers, periodicals and journals. They are awarded on a rotation basis for: a book, play, film or TV review; a literary article or substantial book review; an article on English education; a short story or one-act play; one or...
for Reviews in 2010