Antjie Krog

Antjie Krog
Krog in 2019
Krog in 2019
Born1952 (age 71–72)
Kroonstad, Orange Free State,
Union of South Africa
OccupationWriter, poet, critic, journalist
LanguageAfrikaans
NationalitySouth African
Alma materUniversity of Pretoria
Literary movementPostmodern Afrikaans poetry
SpouseJohn Samuel
Children4
ParentsDot Serfontein

Antjie Krog (born 1952) is a South African writer and academic, best known for her Afrikaans poetry, her reporting on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and her 1998 book Country of My Skull. In 2004, she joined the Arts faculty of the University of the Western Cape as Extraordinary Professor.[1]

  1. ^ "Antjie Krog". University of the Western Cape. Archived from the original on 14 June 2011.