Marita van der Vyver

Quick Facts

Full Name	Marita van der Vyver
Date Of Birth	May 6, 1958(1958-05-06)
Age	66
Birthplace	Cape Town
Country	South Africa
Birth City	Western Cape
Horoscope	Taurus

Marita van der Vyver Biography

Marita van der Vyver is one of the most popular and richest Author who was born on May 6, 1958 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.

Marita van der Vyver (born 6 May 1958) is an Afrikaans author who has written several books for both adult and youth audiences. Since 1999, she has been settled in France with her husband and three children. Van der Vyver wrote a collection of humorous essays detailing life in the countryside of France, titled Die hart van ons huis in 2004, after which her first volume of short stories, Bestemmings was released, together with an English counterpart.

She published three youth novels, Van Jou Jas (1982), Tien vir ‘n Vriend (1987) and Eenkantkind (1991) before releasing her first novel for adults, Griet skryf ‘n Sprokie in 1992, which won the ATKV, M-Net and Eugène Marais prize. It was translated into English, Dutch, Italian, French, Spanish, Swedish, Czech, Chinese and Hebrew. In 1994, Dinge van ‘n Kind, another youth novel, was published before she released her first book for young children, Olinosters op die Dak in 1997.

Marita van der Vyver Net Worth

Marita van der Vyver is one of the richest Author from South Africa. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Marita van der Vyver 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She was born in Cape Town on 1958 and grew up in Bellville, Menlo Park and got her early education from Hoërskool Nelspruit. In 1975, in a national Afrikaans poetry competition for matric pupils, she won a study bursary for four years at the university of her choice. She chose Stellenbosch University, where she participated in D.J. Opperman’s poetry workshops and was awarded a BA degree, majoring in Afrikaans and French, in 1978. The following year, she acquired an honours degree in journalism. She completed a master’s degree in journalism several years later. After returning to South Africa after a year of travelling in Europe, van der Vyver worked as a reporter for Die Burger, as a copywriter for Leserskring (a book club) and a feature writer for Sarie.

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Who is Marita van der Vyver Dating?

According to our records, Marita van der Vyver married to Alain Claisse. As of December 1, 2023, Marita van der Vyver’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Anton Ranked on the list of most popular Author. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in South Africa. Marita van der Vyver celebrates birthday on May 6 of every year.

Where does Marita van der Vyver live in France?

• Marita van der Vyver’s latest novel, ‘Breathing Space’, is published by Penguin, price £5.99. She now lives in Provence with her partner and her two children.

Where was Marita van der Vyver born?

Cape Town, South Africa

When was Marita van der Vyver born?

1958 (age 64 years)