Mystery Readers International, Nor Cal Chapter, invites you to a Literary Salon for award winning South African crime writer Deon Meyer September 21, Berkeley, California. RSVP for Directions.
Deon Meyer's Latest thriller is Trackers, just out in the U.S. Read more about this fabulous read!
Deon Meyer was born in the South African town of Paarl in the winelands of the Western Cape 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, a daily newspaper in Bloemfontein as a reporter. Since then, 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 is a critic ...) Heeding their wisdom, he did not write fiction again until he was in his early thirties, when he started publishing short stories in South African magazines. In 1994 he published his first Afrikaans novel, which has not been translated, "simply because it was not good enough to compete on the international market. However, it was a wonderful learning experience".
All later novels have been translated into 25 languages, including English, French, German, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Russian, Finnish, Czech, Romanian, Slovakian and Bulgarian.
He's an incredible crime writer, one of my favorites. Take my word for it, but if you need any other validation, here's a list of his AWARDS.
Read an Interview with Deon Meyer HERE.
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