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Daniel Sleigh is a South African novelist who writes in Afrikaans. He was born on the farm Geelbeksfontein on the West Coast on 3 November 1938. He matriculated at Vredenburg High School and then joined the South African Navy. Until 1962, he studied at the Paarl Training College to become a Physical Education teacher, after which he taught in Namibia and Cape Town. He made his literary debut in 1974 with the volume of poetry entitled Duif oor water. This was followed by historical works for young people, like Die buiteposte and Tussen twee vlae.

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rdfs:comment	Daniel Sleigh est un romancier sud-africain qui écrit en afrikaans. (fr) Daniel Sleigh is a South African novelist who writes in Afrikaans. He was born on the farm Geelbeksfontein on the West Coast on 3 November 1938. He matriculated at Vredenburg High School and then joined the South African Navy. Until 1962, he studied at the Paarl Training College to become a Physical Education teacher, after which he taught in Namibia and Cape Town. He made his literary debut in 1974 with the volume of poetry entitled Duif oor water. This was followed by historical works for young people, like Die buiteposte and Tussen twee vlae. (en) Daniel (Dan) Sleigh (3 november 1938, Geelbeksfontein bij Langebaan, West-Kaap) is een Zuid-Afrikaans historicus en schrijver en dichter in het Afrikaans. Als historicus is hij gespecialiseerd in de Nederlandse koloniale geschiedenis. Hij woont in , Kaapstad, met zijn vrouw Dewetia. Hij schreef onder meer Eilande, in het Nederlands vertaald als Stemmen uit zee, over de ontwikkelingen in de Kaapkolonie ten tijde van het Nederlands bewind. Sleigh schreef eerder Die Buiteposte. VOC-buiteposte onder die Kaapse bestuur, 1652-1795, Pretoria, 1993. (nl)
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Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage	M-Net Literary Awards University of Johannesburg Prize Afrikaans language 1938 births Living people W.A. Hofmeyr Prize Afrikaner people South African male novelists Afrikaans literature Afrikaans-language writers Langebaan Historians of the Dutch East India Company South African Literary Awards (SALA) K Sello Duiker Memorial Literary Award
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has abstract	Daniel Sleigh is a South African novelist who writes in Afrikaans. He was born on the farm Geelbeksfontein on the West Coast on 3 November 1938. He matriculated at Vredenburg High School and then joined the South African Navy. Until 1962, he studied at the Paarl Training College to become a Physical Education teacher, after which he taught in Namibia and Cape Town. In 1969 he completed his BA Degree in History and English Literature at the University of South Africa (UNISA). Sleigh then completed a MA Degree cum laude, followed by a Doctorate in History in 1987 at the University of Stellenbosch. Until his retirement in 1996, Sleigh worked at the Western Cape Department of Education. He made his literary debut in 1974 with the volume of poetry entitled Duif oor water. This was followed by historical works for young people, like Die buiteposte and Tussen twee vlae. In 2001 he won the Sanlam/Insig/Tafelberg Competition for his novel Eilande. This novel was later also awarded the WA Hofmeyr, RAU, M-Net and Helgaard Steyn Prizes. (en) Daniel Sleigh est un romancier sud-africain qui écrit en afrikaans. (fr) Daniel (Dan) Sleigh (3 november 1938, Geelbeksfontein bij Langebaan, West-Kaap) is een Zuid-Afrikaans historicus en schrijver en dichter in het Afrikaans. Als historicus is hij gespecialiseerd in de Nederlandse koloniale geschiedenis. Hij woont in , Kaapstad, met zijn vrouw Dewetia. Hij schreef onder meer Eilande, in het Nederlands vertaald als Stemmen uit zee, over de ontwikkelingen in de Kaapkolonie ten tijde van het Nederlands bewind. Sleigh schreef eerder Die Buiteposte. VOC-buiteposte onder die Kaapse bestuur, 1652-1795, Pretoria, 1993. Hij werkt mee aan het -project, een gezamenlijke poging van het Nationaal Archief in Den Haag en de Universiteit Leiden, in samenwerking met het UNESCO-programma Memory of the World. Het doel is om de VOC-archieven wereldwijd als internationaal cultuurerfgoed te bewaren en onderzoek daarin te stimuleren. (nl)
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