In the Gauteng daily Beeld, a review by Willie Burger, head of the Afrikaans Department, University of Johannesburg.
“Uiteindelik ‘droom’ Tian homself in ’n verhaal in, en word sy en Charlie se verhale een. Deur Charlie se wêreld te droom, vind hy homself. Op ’n manier is dit wat hierdie roman doen, is dit wat fiksie in die algemeen doen: Dit sleep mens in die ‘opgedroomde verhaal’ in en ’n mens ervaar jouself in ’n ander wêreld. Dit het ’n transformerende effek.”
Etienne van Heerden was asked to hand the Innibos Lifetime Award to veteran writer Dolf van Niekerk at the Innibos Festival in Mbombela.
Die wêreld van Charlie Oeng was featured in LitNet’s Eerste slukkie (first sip). Read an excerpt from the novel.
Die Wêreld van Charlie Oeng: Etienne van Heerden and Toast Coetzer discuss Van Heerden’s new book
This mustn’t-miss programme item (Saturday 29 July 2017) headlines the 2017 Local Heroes theme. Both homegrown writers, Toast Coetzer and Etienne van Heerden’s discussion will focus on Etienne’s new book.
Visit the Karoo Writers Festival homepage for more information.
Van Heerden’s long-awaited novel Die wêreld van Charlie Oeng will be launched at the Innibos Arts Festival on Friday, 7 July at 12:00. Entrance costs R157 and includes refreshments. Tickets are available at Computicket.
Click here for a short interview and more information about the event.
Etienne van Heerden wrote the blurb on the back cover of the 2015 edition of Perspektief & Profiel: ’n Afrikaanse literatuurgeskiedenis. Perspektief & Profiel contains an extensive literary history of Afrikaans consisting of 3 parts.