238pp., colour illus., paperback, Tafelberg, Cape Town, 2025
ISBN: 9780624095149
Afrikaans writer Zirk van den Berg on emigrating with his wife and young family to New Zealand in 1998.
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 novels include Hemel en aarde en ons, Geheim van die gruwelsand, Die Vertes in, Een of ander held and Die onsigbare pou.