became internationally known when she published Country of my Skull (1998), her moving report on the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission. A poet with a keen eye for human fatuity, she was praised widely in the Netherlands for books of poetry such as Kleur komt nooit alleen (Colour Never Comes Alone, 2002) and Body Bereft (2006), both of which reflect her strong social commitment. This year, her poem cycle in nine volumes, Waar ik jou word (Where I Become You), was published.