Willem Anker

Willem Anker (born 1979) is a South African writer who writes in the Afrikaans language. He was born in Citrusdal in 1979. He studied at Stellenbosch University, where he now teaches creative writing.^[1] His debut novel, Siegfried, was published in 2007. His most noted work to date is the multi-award winning Buys (2014) which was translated into English by Michiel Heyns as Red Dog and was longlisted for the 2020 International Booker Prize.^[1]

Awards

• 2008 University of Johannesburg Prize, for Siegfried^[2]
• 2015 University of Johannesburg Prize, for Buys^[2]
• 2015 W.A. Hofmeyr Prize, for Buys^[3]
• 2016 Hertzog Prize, for Buys^[4]
• 2016 K. Sello Duiker Memorial Award, for Buys^[5]

References

1. "Willem Anker". The Booker Prizes. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
2. "UJ-pryse". University of Johannesburg (in Afrikaans). Retrieved 8 November 2021.
3. "Winners of the 2015 Media24 Books Literary Awards Announced in Cape Town". Sunday Times Books. 5 June 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
4. "Anker and Viljoen receive awards from the SA Academy of Science and Arts". Stellenbosch University. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
5. "South African Literary Awards 2016: The winners". LitNet. 10 November 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2021.