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Eben Venter | |
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| Born | Burgersdorp, South Africa |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Notable awards | W.A. Hofmeyr Prize M-Net Literary Award |
Eben Venter is an Afrikaans-speaking writer who was born in Burgersdorp in South Africa and has lived in Australia, Japan and the Netherlands. He published thirteen works of fiction (novels, short story collections and a cookbook). His works have been translated into English, Dutch and German.
He was awarded the M-Net Literary Award in 2010 for his book Santa Gamka.
Venter was raised on a farm in Eastern Cape. [1] He went to Grey College in Bloemfontein [2] before he was conscripted into the air force and served on the Angolan border. He obtained an MA in Philosophy and worked as a journalist in Johannesburg before leaving South Africa in 1986, during the State of Emergency. [1] He went to Australia where he worked as a chef in his sibling's café.
In 2005, Venter taught at Adam Mickiewicz University and Palacky University before becoming a writer-in-residency at the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in 2007. [3]
On August 4, 2010, Venter was nominated for the M-Net Literary Award in the Afrikaans category for his book Santa Gamka. [4]
The Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University awarded him as an alumni achiever in November 2011. [3] In 2012, he was writer-in-residence at Rhodes University. [1] In 2018, Venter released his first book created in English instead of Afrikaans titled Green as the sky is blue. [5]
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