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 longlisted for the 2020 International Booker Prize.[1]
Awards
edit- 2008 University of Johannesburg Prize, for Siegfried[2]
- 2015 University of Johannesburg Prize, for Buys[2]
- 2015 W.A. Hofmeyr Prize, for Buys[3]
- 2016 Hertzog Prize, for Buys[4]
- 2016 K. Sello Duiker Memorial Award, for Buys[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "Willem Anker". The Booker Prizes. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ^ a b "UJ-pryse". University of Johannesburg (in Afrikaans). Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ^ "Winners of the 2015 Media24 Books Literary Awards Announced in Cape Town". Sunday Times Books. 5 June 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ "Anker and Viljoen receive awards from the SA Academy of Science and Arts". Stellenbosch University. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ "South African Literary Awards 2016: The winners". LitNet. 10 November 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
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