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As Hofmeyr Professor in the School of Languages and Literatures at the University of Cape
Town, Etienne van Heerden mostly deals with postgraduate students.
His research interests in literature include literary theory, Afrikaans
prose since the early eighties and specific areas such as Historiography
and Fiction, Postmodernism and Engagement and Afrikaans and Dutch
literature from South Africa and the former Dutch colonies in the
Caribbean and the East.
He also teaches Internet and Web theory.
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His
supervisorship of Creative Writing master classes has led to several
of his students publishing their supervised work with leading South
African publishers. Some of these books include the novels and short
story collections by writers Sonja Loots, Tom Dreyer, Nini Bennet,
Jaco Botha, Rachelle Greeff, Izak de Vries and others. These are the
leading writers of the younger generation.
Recently,
Van Heerden challenged his students to create two “unconventional”
love stories each. The result was the collection Die mooiste
liefde is verby (Tafelberg Publishers).
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With Die Rooi Roman Van Heerden created an interactive
novel on the Web with the aid of his students and other writers.
This collective effort - a first for Afrikaans - was eventually
published in book form by Human and Rousseau Publishers. It was
co-edited by senior student and now well established short story
writer, Jaco Botha. |
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Young
authors whose manuscripts were supervised by Etienne van Heerden and
subsequently published in book form include:
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Nanette van Rooyen (Chinchilla)
Novel, Human & Rousseau Publishers
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Ingrid Wolfaardt (Heartfruit)
Novel, Tafelberg: to be published in 2008 |
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Quintus van der Merwe (Die blou van ons hemel)
Novel, Tafelberg Publishers |
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Michael Rands (Praise Routine Number Four)
Novel, Tafelberg: to be published in 2008 |
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Willemien Brümmer (Die dag toe ek my hare losgemaak het)
Short story collection, Human & Roussouw: to be published shortly |
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Chanette Paul-Hughes
(Leila word lig)
Novel, Human & Rousseau Publishers
Photo: Francois Bloemhof |
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Sonja Loots (Spoor)
Novel, Tafelberg Publishers |
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Tom Dreyer (Stinkafrikaners)
Novel, Tafelberg Publishers
Winner of the Eugene Marais Prize |
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Nini Bennett (Stoornis)
Short stories, Tafelberg Publishers |
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Jaco Botha (Sweisbril)
Short stories, Human & Rousseau Publishers |
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Izak de Vries (Kom slag ’n bees)
Short stories, Tafelberg Publishers |
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Rachelle Greeff (Hanna)
Novel, Tafelberg Publishers
Photo: Melt Myburgh |
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Writing Course leads to five new books:
Back (left to right): Etienne van Heerden, Willemien Brümmer and Michael Rands.
Front: Ingrid Wolfaardt, Quintus van der Merwe and Nanette van Rooyen.
Photo: Monday Paper |
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