Ingrid Jonker

Poet, Author

1933 – 1965

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Who was Ingrid Jonker?

Ingrid Jonker, was a South African poet. Although she wrote in Afrikaans, her poems have been widely translated into other languages. Jonker has reached iconic status in South Africa and is often called the South African Sylvia Plath, owing to the intensity of her work and the tragic course of her turbulent life.

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Born
Sep 19, 1933
Northern Cape
Nationality
  • South Africa
Profession
Education
  • Wynberg Girls' High School
Died
Jul 19, 1965
Cape Town

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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