C. M. van den Heever
Christiaan Maurits van den Heever, almost universally known C.M. van den Heever (27 February 1902 in the concentration camp near Norvalspont in Cape Province, now Northern Cape Province, South Africa – 8 July 1957), was an Afrikaans-language novelist, poet, essayist, and biographer. Counted among the Dertigers, van den Heever is noted for his most famous novels: Somer ("Summer") and Laat vrugte ("Late Fruits"). The latter won the Hertzog Prize for prose in 1942.
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C. M. van den Heever
- Born
- 1902 · Norvalspont.
- Died
- 1957
- Nationality
- South Africa
- Occupation
- poet · writer
- Education
- Utrecht University · University of the Free State
- Languages
- Afrikaans
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Christiaan Maurits van den Heever, almost universally known C.M. van den Heever (27 February 1902 in the concentration camp near Norvalspont in Cape Province, now Northern Cape Province, South Africa – 8 July 1957), was an Afrikaans-language novelist, poet, essayist, and biographer. Counted among the Dertigers, van den Heever is noted for his most famous novels: Somer ("Summer") and Laat vrugte ("Late Fruits"). The latter won the Hertzog Prize for prose in 1942.
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Born at Norvalspont in 1902, died in 1957.
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- Juan Zarandona-Santiago Martin (trad.), "Verano. Clásico de la literatura afrikaans" de C.M. van den Heever, Valladolid (Spain), Publicaciones Universidad de Valladolid, 2002,
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