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Deon Meyer
South African crime/thriller novelist
Deon Godfrey Meyer is a South African thriller novelist, writing primarily in Afrikaans.
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His works have been translated into 28 languages. He has also written numerous scripts for television and film.
Early life and education
Deon Meyer was born in Paarl, South Africa.[citation needed]
He matriculated in 1976 at the Schoonspruit High School in Klerksdorp.
He then attended Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education, where he gained a BA with English and History as majors. He later obtained an honours degree at the University of the Free State.[citation needed]
Career
In the 1980s he worked as a journalist at Die Volksblad, at the public relations office of the University of the Free State, and began work as advertising copy writer at Sanlam.[citation needed] In 1991 he was appointed manager of Internal Communication and creative director of Sanlam's publicity department