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THIRTY NIGHTS IN AMSTERDAM
Fiction (Literary Fiction)
Tafelberg (SA) - November 2008
'One of Van Heerden’s most satisfying novels yet…an intense, energetic novel by an important South African writer. It will feed fuel reflection his work, but will also please the reader in search of a good story for the summer holidays. Buy it, read it: you won’t be sorry.’ -- Desmond Painter, Die Burger
Biography
Professor of Literature and Creative Writing at the University of Cape Town. His prize-winning debut novel ANCESTRAL VOICES (TOORBERG) was published in 13 countries. Author of several novels including THE LONG SILENCE OF MARIO SALVIATI (UK: Sceptre, 2002, and 6 other countries, Winner, M-Net Prize, South Africa, 2001. Chosen for Borders Original Voices and Book Sense 76.).
'As writers like Marquez gave a rich artistic depth to South America - and Alasdair Gray defined the imaginative landscape of Scotland in Lanark - so Van Heerden has created an 'artistic map' of South Africa.' -- The Scotsman
'Dazzling storytelling magically weaves the fantastical with the everyday and lends a compelling power to the author's meditations on history, art and life.' -- The Guardian
'Van Heerden's words blast the reader's mind through a clear, blue African sky.' -- The Telegraph
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