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| François Bloemhof | |
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| Born | (1962-09-15) September 15, 1962 (age 62) Paarl, South Africa |
| Pen name | Leo Bekker |
| Occupation | Author, Playwright, Composer, Copywriter, Film reviewer |
| Nationality | South African |
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François Bloemhof (born 15 September 1962), is a South African author, playwright, composer, copywriter, and film reviewer. He writes mostly in Afrikaans and has won a number of prizes for his work.
Biography
Bloemhof was born in the town of Paarl in the Cape Province, South Africa. In 1991, he won the De Kat Prize for Die Nag Het Net Een Oog, a Gothic novel set in a small rural community. The work is a thriller with supernatural and more conventional dramatic elements. Koue soen, was a finalist in the 1994 Sanlam/De Kat/Kuns op Een novel competition and was shortlisted for the M-Net prize. He has received four ATKV children's book awards and the Sanlam Prize for Youth Literature, and was a finalist in the 2007 MML literature awards. More than 300 of his short stories, mostly written under pseudonyms, have appeared in magazines. He lives in Durbanville and is a part-time copywriter, translator, and editor.
Selected bibliography
Adult fiction
- Die Nag Het Net Een Oog (1991)
- Die Duiwel se Tuin (1993)
- Koue Soen (1994)
- Bloedbroer (1995)
- Storieboek (1996)
- Mooidraai Basuin (1997)
- Nagbesoeker (1997)
- Hostis (1998)
- Klipgooi (1999)
- ’n Tweede Asem vir Jan A (2001)
- Spinnerak (Alma van der Pool #1) (2006)
- Jagseisoen (Alma van der Pool #2) (2007)
- Rooi Luiperd (Mark Steyn #1) (2008)
- Harde Woorde (Alma van der Pool #3) (2009)
- Afspraak in Venesië (Mark Steyn #2) (2009)
- Die Onbekendes (2010)
- Die Genesis-faktor (Mark Steyn #3) (2010)
- Helse Manier van Koebaai Sê (Mark Steyn #4) (2011)
- Jy-weet-wie (2012)
- Moord in die Beloofde Land (2013)
- Pad Na Jou Hart (2013)
- Die Vierde Stem (2014)
- Vir Altyd (2014)
- Vir die Voëls (2016)
- Double Echo (Doodskoot) (2016)
- Feeding Time (Dieretuin) (2017)
- Vergeet My Nie (2020)
Fiction For Teenagers And Younger Readers
- Sakkie en die Toffiewolf (1994)
- Die Dom Towenaar (1994)
- Middernagland (1996)
- Die Vrou met die Pers Oog* (1996)
- Donderwoud* (1996)
- Die Waterding* (1997)
- Slinger-slinger (1997)
- K-TV Holiday Fun (fun and activity book) (1997)
- Kamer 13* (1998)
- Die Wit Huis (1998)
- Die Speletjie* (1999)
- Kry vir jou, Ou Langklou* (2000)
- Die Dae Toe Ek Elvis Was (2002)
- Hospitaaltyd* (2002)
- Agent Snoet en die Botterdiamant (2002)
- A Day to Celebrate (’n Dag om te Vier!) (2003)
- Who Wants to be What? (Wie Wil Wat Wees?) (2003)
- Spiders in the House (Spinnekoppe in die Huis) (2003)
- Great Ideas (Blink Gedagtes) (with Johan van Lill) (2003)
- Vampiere in Londen* (2004)
- Nie Vir Kinders Nie (2005)
- Agent Snoet en die Kattekwaad (2005)
- City at the End of the World (Stad aan die Einde van die Wêreld) (2007)
- Moenie dat die Grootmense Hoor Nie (2009)
- Agent Snoet en die Hondelewe (2008)
- Flipom (2009)
- Agent Snoet en die Groen Genugtig (2010)
- 13 Spookstories (2010)
- Die Land Verby Donker (2012)
- Vreeslike Versies (Afrikaans translation of Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes) (2012)
- Nog 13 Spookstories (2012)
- Koue Rillings (2013)
- Liefde, Moord en Facebook (2015)
- Agent Snoet en die Windlawaai (2016)
- Agent Snoet 5-in-1 Omnibus (2019)
Asterix indicates titles in the Rillers series (Afrikaans implementation of the Chillers series, only Afrikaans titles are given).
References
External links
- francoisbloemhof.net The official François Bloemhof website (in Afrikaans)
- NB Publishers biography Archived 2008-06-17 at the Wayback Machine
- LAPA biography (in Afrikaans)
- Stellenbosch Writers biography
- Storiewerf biography (in Afrikaans)
- a bibliography by Vetseun