JC Kannemeyer Author

J.C. Kannemeyer was professor of Afrikaans and Dutch at Stellenbosch University. He was the author of a two-volume history of Afrikaans literature, as well as of six extensive biographies of Afrikaans authors. Professor Kannemeyer died on 25 December 2011. Michiel Heyns is a South African author, translator, and academic. He has won numerous awards for his reviews, translations, and novels.