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ONE of South Africa's most popular writers, especially light novels dish soap dispenser is someone with Eastern Free State ties. Helene de Kock, who more than 40 books the light show, a former dish soap dispenser Beth'le. She and her husband, Dr. Jos de Kock, former head of the ARC-Small Grain Institute in Bethlehem and an internationally renowned researcher, has lived and worked nine years at Bethlehem. Helene held at the Voortrekker High School, among other things. Many of her novels have a Eastern Free State background. She also one of the country's quality light Afrikaans writers novels. Susan Maré Free State recently talked to her and to share it today with the newspaper's readers, and especially those who grow Helene de Kock fans. Where did you grow up, matriculated study?
I grew up in Boksburg High School and was head girl Dr. EG Jansen. I studied at the University of Pretoria where I met my husband Josh. Much later (2008) I at the University of North completed a master's degree in English and Dutch, and received an award for the best MA thesis in English for that year. It was quite special for me because in the same week our daughter, Sylvia, an honor received from the University of the Free State as the top student in the BML class. It's a degree in management leadership. Currently I am working on a doctorate. A Ph.D. in English and Dutch with an emphasis on writing. Its title is Creating spatial dynamics in a novel.
My father was the Reverend. Herman van Schalkwyk dish soap dispenser Boksburg West and my mother, Sylvia, for my English. Later I and his English Dr. EG Jansen given. She was head of department. Everything with my parents was delicious and safe. I still miss them. I have a sister, Sunet du Plessis, who live near me and ds. Jannie du Plessis married.
Yes, I grew up with books. My father had a large library, mostly theological, and my mother introduced us to novels. I read a lot as a child. Afrikaans and English and even German I took in school and university.
It's really impossible to pick some authors. Maybe the Bible is the great book that all writers can learn from. The story of the prodigal son, for example, even by unbelievers dish soap dispenser as the best short story ever. Actually dish soap dispenser the perfect short story. Then of course the classical writers dish soap dispenser Shakespeare and Charles Dickens, Jane Austen, Thomas Mann, etc., which I became well known at university. Inspire many writers me now. Too many to mention. Every really well written book adds new perspectives.
Relationship stories (what I write), and thrillers, short stories. I write spiritual dish soap dispenser work. For example, I write a column on the E Church (www.ekerk.co.za GDP) which prof. Stephan Joubert is the head. I really enjoy
All authors that deliver well written work inspires me. Ie authors who bother with characterization and especially pay attention to ruimtebeelding dish soap dispenser which is very important. I think to Etienne van Heerden, Hans du Plessis, Deon Meyer, Marlene van Niekerk, Irma Joubert, and so on. There are really good writers in this country, even if they write in completely different genres. The point is that they write really well.
lot of hard work. This is not a surge of emotion on paper (now or computer screen) is shed. It requires careful planning, time-consuming, hard work satisfaction from it well.
All writers write from memory and experience. In other words, it is impossible not sometimes characteristics of people who
you know. But I think it's a little immoral to write randomly about people you know. I use mostly characteristics that manifested in my head over the years. Later I do not even know whose property it
We love to travel and travel open certain worlds. Necessarily give you new perspectives. Again, experience and memories come to mind when you write. Experiences during trips and the memories thereof.
Yes, I sing like. I am going to act in a Christmas carols service. I do think there is a possible connection between the two activities while singing voordraend of nature and write again very creative in nature.
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I would like to be remembered as a writer from the courage of her convictions