Author: Etienne

Interview in Boekhandel De Zondvloed, Mechelen, Belgium, with Brussel FM’s DJ Kim Ponsaerts, and South African novelist Marita van der Vyver.

Being interviewed in Mechelen, Belgium, by Belgium daily De Standaard‘s Catherine Vuylsteke. Click here to download a PDF of the interview.

Groningen University, Netherlands, symposium on Afrikaans Literature.

During the closing manifesto of the Week of The Afrikaans novel, in The Hague, Netherlands, the public had the opportunity to vote for the most beautiful Afrikaans poem of all times. A poem by Breyten Breytenbach, nominated by Etienne van Heerden, collected the most votes. Herewith the YouTube video with the suggested poems read by the invited authors and translators, starting with a reading by a representative of the South African embassy. Van Heerden reads the winning poem at the end of the line-up (01:26).

(Tijdens de slotmanifestatie van de Week van de Afrikaanse literatuur, op vrijdag 26 september in Den Haag, kreeg het publiek de kans om het MOOISTE AFRIKAANSE GEDICHT ALLER TIJDEN te kiezen. De keuze viel op dít gedicht van Breyten Breytenbach, dat werd voorgedragen door Etienne van Heerden.)

At the University of Groningen, Netherlands, at a symposium on South African Literature. Writers Kirby van der Merwe, Irma Joubert, Marita van der Vyver, Etienne van Heerden and Sonja Loots.

Being interviewed in restaurant Viva Afrika, Rotterdam, Netherlands, during a book presentation organized by Boekhandel v/h Van Gennep, Rotterdam, Netherlands, by interviewer Ingrid Glorie.

OBA, Amsterdam,  being interviewed onstage by Jeroen van Kan at the opening manifesto of the Week of the Afrikaans Novel, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

In Dutch daily Trouw‘s insert for books and culture – Klimtol review.

Interview at restaurant STAAL, Haarlem, Netherlands, with interviewer Ingrid Glorie.

Radio Interview on Klimtol in Hilversum, Netherlands, with Tineke de Nooij, AKN.