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South African writer (1925–2016)

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Dot Serfontein
Born(1925-04-30)30 April 1925
Kroonstad, Orange Free State
Union of South Africa
Died4 November 2016(2016-11-04) (aged 91)
Children5, including Antjie Krog

Susanna Jacoba "Dot" Serfontein (30 April 1925 – 4 November 2016) was an Afrikaans writer from Kroonstad in the Free State. She rose to prominence as a short-story and novella writer in the 1960s, particularly publishing in the women's magazine Sarie. She was also a journalist at Die Volksblad. In later years, she published several novels and essay collections, as well as at least two works of non-fiction: Keurskrif vir Kroonstad (1990), a history of Kroonstad, and Vrypas (2009), an autobiography.

Personal life

Serfontein married Willem Krog, a journalist, with whom she had five children. One of her children is author Antjie Krog.

References

  1. ^ Lategan, Leana (8 November 2016). "Dot Serfontein: 30 April 1925 – 4 November 2016". LitNet. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  2. "Dot Serfontein: 'n Groot gees groet". Netwerk24 (in Afrikaans). 4 November 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  3. ^ "NB-Uitgewers bring hulde aan Dot Serfontein". LitNet. 8 November 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2023.


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