HEMEL EN AARDE EN ONS

214pp., paperback, Cape Town, 2024

Early in the twentieth century Doctor Alexandra Stackelberg arrives to operate the x-ray machine at the diamond mine in Kolmanskop - for medical purposes and to catch diamond thieves.

Zirk van den Berg was born in Walvis Bay and grew up in the Cape. His novel, 'n Ander Mens (2013), was awarded the kykNET- Rapport prize in the film category. The film was released in 2019. In 2020 he was awarded the WA Hofmeyr Prize for his novel Ek Wens, Ek Wens. His other novels include Die Vertes In, Een of Ander Held, Die Onsigbare Pou and Geheim van die Gruwel Sand. He lives in New Zealand.