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Also Known As	Mattheus Uys Krige
Born	February 4, 1910 • South Africa
Died	August 10, 1987 (aged 77) • South Africa
Notable Works	“Die palmboom” • “Kentering” • “Magdelena Retief” • “Orphan of the Desert” • “The Dream and the Desert” • “The Penguin Book of South African Verse” • “The Sniper” • “The Two Lamps” • “The Wall of Death” • “The Way Out”

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