John Eppel
| John Eppel | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 16, 1947 Lydenburg, South Africa |
| Occupation | Novelist, poet, short story writer |
| Nationality | Zimbabwean |
| Period | 1965-present |
| Genres | Literary fiction |
| Literary movement | Post-colonialism |
| Notable work(s) | D G G Berry's The Great North Road |
John Eppel was born in Lydenburg, South Africa. He moved to Colleen Bawn, a small mining town in the south of Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe),[1] at the age of four. He was educated at Milton High School in Bulawayo, and later attended the University of Natal in South Africa. He married at the age of 34 and has three children. His ex-wife, Shari, is a poet and prominent human rights activist. Eppel teaches English at Christian Brothers College, Bulawayo.
He has published over ten books, one of which has been translated into French (The giraffe man). He was awarded the Ingrid Jonker Prize for his first poetry book, "Spoils of War" and the MNet Prize in 1994 for his Novel, D G G Berrys the Great North Road.[2]
His works are studied in universities across South Africa.
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[edit] List of Published Books
- "Together" (with Julius Chingono), 'amaBooks/UNO Press/UKZN Press.
- "Absent: The English Teacher", Jacana.
- "White Man Crawling",'amaBooks.
- "Hatchings" (reprint), Republished by 'amaBooks.
- "Songs My Country Taught Me", Weaver Press.
- "The Caruso of Collen Bawn and other short writings", 'amaBooks.
- "The Holy Innocents", 'amaBooks.
- "The Curse of the Ripe Tomato", 'amaBooks.
- "Selected poems 1965-1995", Childline.
- "Sonata for Matabeleland", Snailpress/Baobab Books.
- "The Giraffe Man", Quelliere.
- "Hatchings" Carrefour.
- "D G G Berry's The Great North Road", Carrefour/Hippogriff.
- "Spoils of War", Carrefour.
[edit] Gallery of some Published Works
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ "Michigan State University Press". http://msupress.msu.edu/bookTemplate.php?bookID=2954. Retrieved 2007-08-24.
- ^ "Postcolonialweb". http://www.postcolonialweb.org/zimbabwe/eppel/bio1.html. Retrieved 2007-08-24.
