Christine Barkhuizen le Roux
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Christine Barkhuizen le Roux (18 November 1959 – 18 November 2020) was a South African Afrikaans writer of poems, novels and short stories. A graduate in English, Psychology and Theology of Stellenbosch University, she made her debut as a writer in 2000. Several of Le Roux's works have been included in Dutch publications as well as in Afrikaans anthologies and some were featured in published magazines and books.
On 18 November 1959,[1] Le Roux was born in Vryburg.[2] She frequently moved places during her childhood as her father was a road construction worker.[3][4] Le Roux was educated in Stellenbosch,[1] and was encouraged to read by her teacher in primary school.[3][4] She graduated from Stellenbosch University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English, Psychology and Theology in 1980.[1][3] Le Roux went on to graduate with a higher education diploma.[4] She obtained an honors degree in Afrikaans and Dutch from the University of the Western Cape in 2002 and obtained a Master of Arts degree in Dutch poetry three years later.[3] Le Roux's dissertation focused on the poetry of the Jewish-Dutch poet Judith Herzberg, which was authored under her study leader Wium van Zyl.[1]
