Eben Venter

is a several times awarded author of seven novels, two short story collections and a column collection, among which Foxtrot van die vleiseters, Ek stamel, ek sterwe en Wolf, Wolf.. The digestion of the past, the migrant experience, homosexuality and environmental protection are important thematic strands in his body of works. Venter emigrated in 1986 from South Africa to Australia and has since lived in among other countries, Japan and The Netherlands. His most recent novel, Groen soos die hemel daarbo, was published in 2018.