S. J. Naudé

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S.J. Naudé
Born
Stephanus Jacobus Naudé

1970 (age 53–54)
NationalitySouth African
Notable workThe Alphabet of Birds

Stephanus Jacobus Naudé (born 1970) is a South African author and lawyer. He has written one novel and two compilations of short stories.

After studying law at the University of Pretoria, Naudé practiced as a lawyer in New York and London before returning to South Africa to complete a master's degree in creative writing.

His debut book, The Alphabet of Birds (2013), was originally written in Afrikaans and has won several prizes including two University of Johannesburg Prizes[1] and a South African Literary Award. He also received the 2014 Jan Rabie and Marjorie Wallace Writing Scholarship, the largest award for creative writing in South Africa. In 2015 Alfabet van die voels was published in English as The Alphabet of Birds by And Other Stories.

He currently lives in Cape Town, South Africa.

Awards[edit]

Works[edit]

  • (2015) The Alphabet of Birds. And Other Stories. ISBN 9781908276445[4]
  • (2018) The Third Reel. Salt Publishing Ltd. ISBN 9781784631505
  • (2020) Mad Honey. Penguin Random House Publishing. ISBN 9781415210673

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "UJ-pryse". University of Johannesburg (in Afrikaans). Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  2. ^ Prinsloo, Dionē (12 April 2019). "Mediaverklaring" (PDF). Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  3. ^ Waal, Compiled by Shaun de. "Sala winners announced: News24 columnist Ebrahim Harvey awarded for non-fiction work". Life. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  4. ^ van der Vlies, Andrew (2019). "Queer Returns in Postapartheid Short Fiction: S. J. Naudé's The Alphabet of Birds". In Barnard, Rita; van der Vlies, Andrew (eds.). South African Writing in Transition. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 195–216. ISBN 9781350086883.