Week of the Afrikaans novel / Week van de Afrikaanse roman

The Week of the Afrikaans novel will take place from 19 – 26 September in The Netherlands and Vlaanderen (Belgium). Five South African writers that publish in Afrikaans will make a tour of the Low Lands. They will ask attention for Afrikaans literature in Dutch translation, discuss the opportunities and challenges of translating and, of course, read from their latest books. Dutch translator Riet de Jong-Goossens will receive a medal of honour of the Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns. The authors are Etienne van Heerden, Irma Joubert, Sonja Loots, Kirby van der Merwe and Marita van der Vyver. The ASC Library has numerous books by these authors in its collection.

Publications by Etienne van Heerden in the ASC Library. Read the profile of Etienne van Heerden

Publications by Irma Joubert in the ASC Library. Read the profile of Irma Joubert

Publications by Sonja Loots in the ASC Library. Read the profile of Sonja Loots

Publications by Kirby van der Merwe in the ASC Library. Read the profile of Kirby van der Merwe

Publications by Marita van der Vyver in the ASC Library. Read the profile of Marita van der Vyver

Translations by Riet de Jong Goossens in the ASC Library.

More information on the ‘Week van de Afrikaanse roman’: http://www.weekvandeafrikaanseroman.nl/

Symposium 'Bredie van stories'

On Friday 26 September the symposium ‘Bredie van stories: herinnering en geschiedenis in recente Afrikaanse literatuur’ will be organized at the Faculty of Humanities of Leiden University, with Sonja Loots, Kirby van der Merwe, Etienne van Heerden a.o. http://www.hum.leidenuniv.nl/lucas/agenda/bredie-van-stories.html