Willem Anker

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Willem Anker (born 1979) is a South African writer who writes in the Afrikaans language. He was born in Citrusdal in 1979. He studied at Stellenbosch University, where he now teaches creative writing. [1] His debut novel, Siegfried, was published in 2007. His most noted work to date is the multi-award winning Buys (2014) which was translated into English by Michiel Heyns as Red Dog and was nominated for the 2020 International Booker Prize. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Willem Anker". The Booker Prizes. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
  2. 1 2 "UJ-pryse". University of Johannesburg (in Afrikaans). Retrieved 2021-11-08.


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