Dalene Matthee

Dalene Matthee
Born
Dalene Scott

(1938-10-13)13 October 1938
Riversdale, Western Cape
Died20 February 2005(2005-02-20) (aged 66)
Mossel Bay, Western Cape
NationalitySouth African
OccupationAuthor
Children3
RelativesSir Walter Scott[1][2]

Dalene Matthee (13 October 1938 – 20 February 2005) was a South African author best known for her four "Forest Novels", written in and around the Knysna Forest.[3] Her books have been translated into fourteen languages, including English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Hebrew and Icelandic,[4] and over a million copies have been sold worldwide.

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  2. ^ "Timeline of her life". Dalene Matthee. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Dalene Matthee". Dalene Matthee. 20 February 2005. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Skrywer Dalene Matthee". Mieliestronk.com. Archived from the original on 20 March 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2018.