Freda Linde

Freda Linde (12 December 1915 – 7 March 2013[1] ) was a South African children's writer and translator. She wrote predominantly in Afrikaans. She has translated over 150 children's books into Afrikaans, French and German.[2] She received the C.P. Hoogenhout Award in 1964.

Freda Linde
BornChristovira Frederika Linde
12 December 1915
Swellendam, Western Cape, South Africa
Died7 March 2013(2013-03-07) (aged 97)
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
OccupationJournalist, Writer and Translator
LanguageAfrikaans
NationalitySouth African
Alma materHoërskool Jan van Riebeeck

Life

Born in Swellendam, she worked as journalist and editor until 1960. From 1960 to 1963 she was editor at HAUM Publishers, and from 1964 to 1971 editor in charge of children's literature at John Malherbe publishers. She retired to write full-time in 1972.[2]

References

  1. Terblanche, Erica. "Freda Linde (1915 - 2013)" (in Afrikaans). Archived from the original on 10 July 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  2. Freda Linde


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