Michiel Heyns
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Michiel Heyns (born 2 December 1943) is a South African author, translator and academic.
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Born | (1943-12-02)2 December 1943 Stellenbosch, South Africa[1] |
Occupation | Author, Translator, Academic |
Nationality | South African |
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He went to school in Thaba 'Nchu, Kimberley and Grahamstown, and later studied at the University of Stellenbosch and Cambridge University before serving as a professor of English at the University of Stellenbosch, from 1983 until 2003.
Since then he has concentrated on his writing full-time, and has won numerous awards for his reviews, translations and novels.