Dot Serfontein
Dot Serfontein | |
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| Born | 30 April 1925 Kroonstad, Orange Free State Union of South Africa |
| Died | 4 November 2016 (aged 91) |
| Children | 5, including Antjie Krog |
Susanna Jacoba "Dot" Serfontein (30 April 1925 – 4 November 2016) was an Afrikaans writer from Kroonstad in the Free State. She rose to prominence as a short-story and novella writer in the 1960s, particularly publishing in the women's magazine Sarie. She was also a journalist at Die Volksblad. In later years, she published several novels and essay collections, as well as at least two works of non-fiction: Keurskrif vir Kroonstad (1990), a history of Kroonstad, and Vrypas (2009), an autobiography.