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Deon Meyer: Biography of Deon Meyer, Age, Wife, Books & Net Worth,
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Deon Meyer (born 4 July 1958) is a popular South African thriller novelist that writes in Afrikaans. He has had his books translated into more than 20 languages.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Meyer has also written numerous scripts for televisions and films.<\/p>\n

He studied at Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education where he studied for a BA with English and History as majors. Deon later obtained an honours degree at the University of the Free State.<\/p>\n

\"Deon<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Full Name<\/th>\nDeon Meyer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Date of Birth<\/th>\n4 July 1958 (62 years old)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gender<\/th>\nMale<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Spouse<\/th>\nAnita<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Occupation<\/th>\nNovelist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nationality<\/th>\nSouth African<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Net Worth<\/th>\n$20 million<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Deon Meyer Age<\/h2>\n

He was born on the 4th of\u00a0July\u00a01958 in Paarl, Western Cape, South Africa. As of 2020, he is 62 years old.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Deon Meyer Wife<\/h2>\n

He is married to his lovely wife whose name is Anita. Together they have been blessed with four children namely, Lida, Liam, Johan and Konstanz.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Deon Meyer Net Worth<\/h2>\n

Meyer is believed to have an estimated net worth of $20 Million which he has earned throughout his successful career as a writer<\/p>\n

<\/span>Books<\/h2>\n
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  • 2007: Blood Safari<\/li>\n
  • 2000: Dead at Daybreak<\/li>\n
  • 2004: Devil\u2019s Peak: A Novel<\/li>\n
  • 1999: Dead Before Dying<\/li>\n
  • 2008: Thirteen Hours<\/li>\n
  • 2003: Heart of the Hunter<\/li>\n
  • 2016: Fever<\/li>\n
  • 2016: 7 Dae<\/li>\n
  • 2011: Trackers<\/li>\n
  • 2015: Icarus<\/li>\n
  • 2014: Cobra<\/li>\n
  • 2012: Seven Days<\/li>\n
  • 2012: 7 Days<\/li>\n
  • 2015: Jusqu\u2019au dernier<\/li>\n
  • Cape Town<\/li>\n
  • 2000: Orion<\/li>\n
  • 2014: obra: roman<\/li>\n
  • 2012: Devil\u2019s Peak<\/li>\n
  • 2013: Dirt Busters: A Guide to Adventure Motorbiking<\/li>\n
  • 2012: Karoonag<\/li>\n
  • 2017: Jagveld [AFRIKAANS]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    <\/span>Deon Meyer Awards and Achievements<\/h2>\n

    He has been nominated and also won numerous awards.<\/p>\n

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    • 2012: M-Net Literary Award (Film category) for \u20187 Dae\u2019<\/li>\n
    • 2010: Martin Beck Award (\u201cDen gyllene kofoten\u201d or The golden crowbar) by the Swedish Academy of Crime Writers for \u2018Devil\u2019s Peak\u2019.<\/li>\n
    • 2010:lLe pic du diable, the French translation of Devil\u2019s Peak won Readers\u2019 Award from CritiquesLibres.com for Best Crime Novel or Thriller.<\/li>\n
    • 2009: 13 Hours won the ATKV Prize for Best Suspense Fiction<\/li>\n
    • 2009: Weisser Schatten (\u2018Blood Safari\u2019) receives the German Krimi Award (third place)<\/li>\n
    • 2008: \u2018Blood Safari\u2019 won the inaugural ATKV Prize for Best Suspense Fiction.<\/li>\n
    • 2007: \u2018Dead at Daybreak\u2019 won best television script for the South African series by the ATKV<\/li>\n
    • 2006: \u2018Heart of the Hunter\u2019 (German title: Das Herz des J\u00e4gers) won Deutscher Krimi Preis.<\/li>\n
    • 2004: \u2018Devil\u2019s Peak\u2019 (Afrikaans Title: Infanta) won ATKV Prose Prize for 2004.<\/li>\n
    • 2004: \u2018Dead at Daybreak\u2019 (French title: Les Soldats de l\u2019aube) won the French Prix Myst\u00e8re de la critique<\/li>\n
    • 2003: \u2018Heart of the Hunter\u2019 (Afrikaans title: Proteus) won the ATKV Prose Prize.<\/li>\n
    • 2003: \u2018Dead Before Dying\u2019 (French title: Jusqu\u2019au Dernier) won Le Grand Prix de Litt\u00e9rature Polici\u00e8re<\/li>\n
    • 2000: \u2018Dead at Daybreak\u2019 (Afrikaans title: Orion) won the ATKV Prose Prize.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n