Antjie Krog

1952 -

photo credits: Wikimedia Commons

country of citizenship: South Africa

native language: English

languages spoken, written or signed: Afrikaans, English, Dutch

educated at: University of Pretoria, University of South Africa, University of the Free State

occupation: poet, journalist, writer, translator

award received: Reina Prinsen Geerligs prize, Honorary doctor of Stellenbosch University, honorary doctor of the University of the Free State

Antjie Krog (born 1952) is a South African writer and academic, best known for her Afrikaans poetry, her reporting on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and her 1998 book Country of My Skull. In 2004, she joined the Arts faculty of the University of the Western Cape as Extraordinary Professor. Source: Wikipedia (en)