Deon Meyer

Deon Meyer was born in Paarl in 1958, and grew up in Klerksdorp, in the gold mining region of Northwest Province.
After military duty and studying at the Potchefstroom University, he joined Die Volksblad as a reporter. Since those heady days, he has worked as press liaison, advertising copywriter, creative director, web manager, Internet strategist, and brand consultant.
Deon wrote his first book when he was 14 years old, and bribed and blackmailed his two brothers into reading it. They were not impressed (hey, everybody's a critic ...)
In 1994 he published his first Afrikaans novel. All his novels since have been translated into several languages, including English, Dutch, German, French, Italian, Spanish, and Bulgarian.
Other than his wife, Anita, and four children, his big passions are motorcycling, reading, cooking and rugby (he unconditionally supports the national Springbok team and the Free State Cheetas provincial team).

Opgedateer/Updated: 2006-09-01
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Elders gesien: Internasionale carbonara-oorlog – en ’n lekker resep

Deon Meyer Elders gesien 2021-07-16

"Meng nou die eier en pecorino by, strooi jou vars peper bo-oor, en bedien. Dis manjifiek, en sal geen Italianer ontstel nie."

Suidoosterfees 2021: ’n onderhoud met Deon Meyer

Deon Meyer, Marli van Eeden Suidoosterfees 2021-04-20

Twee legendes op een verhoog: die skrywer Deon Meyer en die musikant Coenie de Villiers vertel hulle kosbaarste Karoo-stories. Saam verken hulle die Karoo-landskap, sy mense, hul vreugdes en pyn. Karoo Suite en Karoo Suite 2: Karoonagte is op 30 April en 1 Mei 2021 vir Kapenaars beskore by Atlantic Studios se inryteater. Marli van Eeden gesels met Deon Meyer.

Donkerdrif: ’n onderhoud met Deon Meyer

Naomi Meyer, Deon Meyer Skrywersonderhoude 2021-01-28

"Ek het nog altyd as leser van boeke gehou wat my met ’n morele dilemma laat, veral die konflik tussen die regsproses en regverdigheid."

Tien vrae: Deon Meyer oor Ikarus

Deon Meyer, Naomi Meyer 2015-01-26 "Enigiemand wat ’n boek klaar skryf en gepubliseer kry, is my held."

Deon Meyer vertel van sy skryfwerkswinkel by die Freedom to Create-fees

Deon Meyer, Naomi Meyer 2011-11-22 Die groot verskil met die Freedom to Create-werkswinkel was dat die betrokkenes skoliere of studente was, en die meerderheid uit agtergeblewe gemeenskappe gekom het.

ABSA Chain: Mike Nicol in conversation with Deon Meyer

Deon Meyer 2006-07-30 The genres - crime, thrillers, historical romance, etc - haven't attracted many proponents over recent decades in SA (probably for obvious reasons, at least as far as cop stories were concerned), but it could be that we are maturing and ...

ABSA Ketting: Deon Meyer se vrae aan Chanette Paul-Hughes

Deon Meyer 2006-07-30 Jy het al bewys dat dit moontlik is om 'n broodwinnersbestaan te maak uit die Afrikaanse boek. Wat is jou geheim? Ek móés! Wanneer die nood druk en jy jou eie potjie moet leer krap op middeljarige ouderdom, kom jy agter dat nood nie net leer bid nie, maar ook ...
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