n New Coin Poetry - Charl-Pierre Naude : interview

Abstract

Charl-Pierre Naude grew up mainly in East London, where he wrote matric. Went on to study philosophy at Stellenbosch University; drifted among addresses to circumvent army call-up for some years in the eighties. Got nabbed eventually. Came to Johannesburg. Became a journalist, reporting mainly on arts and culture. First publication: (Afrikaans poetry) Die Nomadiese Oomblik (The Nomadic Instant) (1995) (Ingrid Jonker Prize), followed by In die geheim van die dag (2005) (M-Net prize, Protea Prize). The English version of In die geheim van die dag has now appeared as Against the light (Protea) and a Dutch translation has been completed, entitled Tegen het licht.