Leon Johannes de Villiers (born 25 June 1960, Pretoria) is an Afrikaans author of children's and adult stories.[1][2] During his career he has been awarded the Scheepers Prize, the MER Prize, the Alba Bouwer Prize, the CP Hoogenhout Prize and the ATKV Children's Book Award.[1] His youth novel, Die Pro (The Pro), was adapted and released in 2015 as a film.[3]

Works edit

List of works by Leon de Villiers
Year Publication
1996 Aliens en engele
1997 Die pro
2000 Groete van die hiëna
2001 Elsie soek ’n strooihoed
2001 Wat doen jy, Daniël?
2003 Droomoog Diepgrawer
2003 Erik en die Kido-dinges
2003 Die klein seuntjie en die drake
2003 Parmant
2005 Ek en my monster
2006 Maroelaboomstories
2007 Toko
2010 Hoe vinnig is ’n volstruis?

References edit

  1. ^ a b "» Leon de Villiers". Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Results for 'au:De Villiers, Leon,' [WorldCat.org]". www.worldcat.org. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  3. ^ "16 Best Afrikaans Movies Of All Time - Up to 2017 South African Flieks". Vibescout. Retrieved 22 November 2020.