Anoeschka von Meck

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Anoeschka von Meck (born 1967) is a Namibian author who writes in the Afrikaans language. [1]

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Biography

Von Meck is of German descent, and was born in Mariental, and lived for a while in Henties Bay. [2] In 1983, von Meck moved to the United States to finish high school, graduating from Lynchburg Christian Academy in Virginia. [3] She then studied at Saddleback College before moving to San Francisco to study marine biology and comparative religions. Whilst in the United States, von Meck won the Golden Poet Award, given by the International Poetry Society. [2]

Von Meck returned to Africa and studied archaeology and religion in the University of Cape Town and Egyptology at Stellenbosch University. [2] She then worked as a matron in a children's home and then as a journalist. [3] She was a full-time reporter for Die Republikein . [2]

Von Meck's breakthrough novel, Vaselinetjie, was published in 2004. [4] It won three literary awards: the Rapport/Jan Rabie Prize for fresh, new literary voices in Afrikaans, the MER Prize for Youth Literature, and the M-Net Prize for an Afrikaans text in short format. [3] Although the novel was awarded the MER Prize, "it was widely felt that the author did not intend the novel to be for young adults." [5] Vaselinetjie is a "true-life story on an abandoned child found lying next to railway lines at the coast and adopted by a coloured (Afrikaans : Kleurling) couple." [2] The young protagonist gets her unusual name ("Vaseline") from her shiny skin, due to her grandparents rubbing Vaseline on her skin because of her bad dry skin, caused of the sun. [5] Vaselinetjie was adapted for the stage and performed in Cape Town in 2010. [3] A film based on the novel was released in 2017. [6] [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "The Namibian | Entertainment News | Namibian Woman Excels As Film Writer". www.namibian.com.na. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Philander, Frederick (29 June 2001). "Namibian Woman Excels As Film Writer". The Namibian . Archived from the original on 29 September 2008. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Anoeschka von Meck". Tafelberg Publishers. Archived from the original on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  4. ↑ Von Meck, Anoeschka (2009). My name is Vaselinetjie. Elsa Silke (Upd. and rev ed.). Cape Town: Tafelberg. ISBN   978-0-624-04658-5. OCLC   433975682.
  5. 1 2 Beckett, Sandra L. (2010). Crossover Fiction: Global and Historical Perspectives. Routledge. p. 130. ISBN   9781135861308 . Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "Vaselinetjie (film review)". Channel24. 24.com. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  7. ↑ "Local's book 'Vaselinetjie' made into film". George Herald. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  8. ↑ Von Meck, Anoeschka (1998). Annerkant die longdrop (1. uitgawe ed.). Kaapstad: Queillerie. ISBN   1-874901-96-1. OCLC   40755054.
  9. ↑ "Annerkant Die Longdrop". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  10. ↑ Meck, Anoeschka Von (1998). Annerkant die longdrop (in Afrikaans). Queillerie. ISBN   978-1-874901-96-9.
  11. ↑ Carstens, Hester (1 March 2008). "Annerkant die drempelbestaan : Liminaliteit en vertellerstem in Anoeschka von Meck se Annerkant die Longdrop (1998)". Stilet: Tydskrif van die Afrikaanse Letterkundevereniging. 20 (1): 177–191. hdl:10520/EJC109864.
  12. ↑ Von Meck, Anoeschka (2004). Vaselinetjie (in Afrikaans). Kaapstad: Tafelberg. ISBN   978-0-624-03981-5. OCLC   55649925.
  13. ↑ Meck, Anoeschka Von (2004). Vaselinetjie. Tafelberg. ISBN   978-0-624-03981-5. OL   11013764M.
  14. ↑ Von Meck, Anoeschka (2004). Vaselinetjie. Kaapstad: Tafelberg. ISBN   978-0-624-03981-5.
  15. ↑ "Essie Honiball - Die Ontwaking". www.exclusivebooks.co.za. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  16. ↑ Von Meck, Anoeschka (2010). Essie Honiball: die ontwaking. Helderview: Benedic Boeke. ISBN   978-0-9814408-3-5. OCLC   706785226.
  17. ↑ "Boekbekendstelling: Essie Honiball – Die ontwaking". LitNet. 18 November 2010. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
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