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Chris van Wyk
Born
Christopher van Wyk

(1957-07-19)19 July 1957
Johannesburg, Transvaal, Union of South Africa
Died3 October 2014(2014-10-03) (aged 57)
Johannesburg, South Africa
NationalitySouth African
Alma materRiverlea High School
OccupationAuthor
Years active35
Notable workShirley, Goodness and Mercy, In Detention (poem)
SpouseKathy van Wyk
Children2

Christopher van Wyk (19 July 1957 – 3 October 2014) was a South African children’s book author, novelist and poet. Van Wyk is famous for his poem "In Detention" on the suspicious deaths that befell South African political prisoners during Apartheid. He was also an editor at Ravan Press.

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Lady (Published 2001)". The New York Times. van Wyk, Helene (4 December 2017). "16 jaar ná die dood van Marike de Klerk". LitNet. "Marike's millions...

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(London), 22 April 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2015 from ProQuest database. Van Wyk, Andrea. "Secret Obsessions". The Sunday Independent (Johannesburg), 17...

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San people

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