Deon meyer author biography samples

South African crime/thriller novelist

Deon Godfrey Meyer is a South African thriller novelist, writing primarily in Afrikaans.

Deon meyer author biography samples

His works have been translated into 28 languages. He has also written numerous scripts for television and film.

Early life and education

Deon Meyer was born in Paarl, South Africa.^{[citation needed]}

He matriculated in at the Schoonspruit High School in Klerksdorp.

He then attended Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education, where he gained a BA with English and History as majors. He later obtained an honours degree at the University of the Free State.^{[citation needed]}

Career

In the s he worked as a journalist at Die Volksblad, at the public relations office of the University of the Free State, and began work as advertising copy writer at Sanlam.^{[citation needed]} In he was appointed manager of Internal Communication and creative director of Sanlam's publicity department.^[citati