Marais, Danie

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Biography

Danie Marais was born in 1971 in Kimberley, South Africa. He is the author of the Afrikaans poetry collection In Die Buitenste Ruimte (In the Outermost Space). He attended the university of Stellenbosch where he graduated with a Bachelor degree. He went on to study teaching at the Carl von Ossietzky Universität in Oldenburg, Germany, where he majored in German, mathematics, and philosophy. His debut collection of poems received the Eugène Marais, Ingrid Jonker, and UJ Debut Prizes. In 2007 he was invited to the Poetry International Festival in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. He also participated in Poetry Africa in Durban in 2007. Marais is currently a freelance journalist in Cape Town.

Sources Cited

Dorsman, Robert. Danie Marais. Poetry International. Accessed 27 June 2022.

"Danie Marais." S.A. Literary Awards. Accessed 27 June 2022. <https://sala.org.za/2010-2/danie-marais/>.

"Danie Marais." Lit Net. Accessed 27 June 2022. <https://www-litnet-co-za.translate.goog/author/danie-marais/?_x_tr_sl=af&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc>.

Section
Index of Poets
Given name
Danie
Last Name
Marais
Identifier
apdp.person.002379
Date of Birth
1971
Place of Birth (city)
South Africa, Kimberley
Region
Southern Africa
Place of Birth (country)
South Africa
Selected Works
In die buitenste ruimte (In the Outermost Space), Tafelberg Publishers, 2006.
Education
University of Stellenbosch
Place of Birth Latitude
-28.7282384
Place of Birth Longitude
24.7499112
Birth Decade
1970 – 1979