MARLENE VAN NIEKERK, die tempteerbare oog, 'n huldiging

367pp., b/w & colour illus., paperback, Pretoria, 2023

Foreword by Marius Crous.

Contributions include:

"'Of course into English': exploring the language politics of translating Marlene van Niekerk's Triomf, Agaat and Memorandum" by Reinhardt Fourie

"Van Sprokkelster tot Kaar: die ontwikklingsgang van ekologiese bewussyn in Marlene van Niekerk se poësie" by Dewald Koen

"Kos, drank, konstipasie en 'kakhuise vol runs': vroeg-moderne kennismetafore in die prosa-oeuvre van Marlene van Niekerk" by Sonja Loots

"Thinking on the threshold: the endless quest/ion of Triomf, Agaat and Memorandum" by Jean Rossmann

"'Geen ruimte meer': die universiteit in die kortkuns van Marlene van Niekerk" by Luan Staphorst.

Text in Afrikaans and English.

Afrikaans author Marlene van Niekerk's debut poetry volume, Sprokkelste (1977), was awarded both the Eugène Marais Prize and the Ingrid Jonker Prize. Her first novel, Triomf (1995), was awarded the Noma Prize for the best publication from Africa. Her next novel, Agaat (2004), won six awards, including the Hertzog Prize for prose. The English translation won the Sunday Times Literary Award. Currently she is Professor of Afrikaans and Dutch literature and creative writing at the University of Stellenbosch.