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Dalene Matthee

South African writer (1938–2005)

  • Fame45.4
  • Momentum0.0
  • Wikipedia470
Lived 1938–2005, aged 67South Africa
South AfricaSouth AfricaWritersWriter / Author
  • Wikipedia
    14 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1938–2005
    Aged 67
  • Known for
    Circles in a Forest
    1989
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Updated 2026-06-19

Dalene Matthee was a South African author best known for her four "Forest Novels", written in and around the Knysna Forest. Her books have been translated into fourteen languages, including English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Hebrew and Icelandic, and over a million copies have been sold worldwide.

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45.4
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Historical13.6
Source confidence65.0
Completeness60.0
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