Table Talk
Acclaimed crime writer Deon Meyer is a bright mind in a dark room
Tanya Farber meets internationally successful crime writer Deon Meyer and discovers a man who devotes his working life to the pursuit of a good story
26 January 2020 - 00:00
One could wax lyrical about the late Leonard Cohen’s notion that “there’s a crack in everything — that’s how the light gets in”. But for a practical fellow like Deon Meyer, the metaphor is more literal — it’s the single strip of light allowed through a writing room darkened with blinds, so that he can find his dictionary on the shelf...
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