Anemari Jansen
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Anemari Jansen is the founder of the publishing house Koorsboomstories. She holds a Master’s degree in Afrikaans literature and is a published writer of fiction and non-fiction. Her debut novel, Glipstroom, was published in 2014 by NB Publishers.
In 2015 she published her first non-fiction work, Eugene de Kock: Assassin for the State and Eugene de Kock: Sluipmoordenaar vir die Staat.
The English version was longlisted for the Sunday Tim
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