John Christoffel Kannemeyer

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Nationality South African Name John Kannemeyer		Role Author
Born March 31, 1939 ( 1939-03-31 ) Robertson, Western CapeSouth Africa Occupation literary historian, biographer Children Anton KannemeyerMark Kannemeyer Died December 25, 2011, Stellenbosch, South Africa Books J.M. Coetzee: A Life in Writing Similar People C Louis Leipoldt, Uys Krige, Eugene Marais
Education Stellenbosch University

John Christoffel Kannemeyer, better known as J. C. Kannemeyer (31 March 1939 – 25 December 2011) was an authority on Afrikaans literature and a well-known biographer of Afrikaans writers, and published numerous books on the history of Afrikaans literature.

He was born in Robertson, Western Cape, South Africa.

Awards

1979: Recht Malan Prize for Geskiedenis van die Afrikaanse literatuur I

1987: Old Mutual Prize for Non fiction for D. J. Opperman

1988: Gustav Preller Prize for Literêre Kritiek

1996: Recht Malan Prize for Langenhoven: 'n Lewe

2000: Recht Malan Prize and Helgaard Steyn Prize for Leipoldt: 'n Lewensverhaal

C. Louis Leipoldt Prize of the Maatschappij der Nederlandse letterkunde for Uys Krige en die Suid-Afrikaanse politiek

2003: N.P. van Wyk Louw Medal

2009 Dr. honoris causa, Stellenbosch University

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