Nataniël has done it again. 41 pitch-perfet stories from his most recent stage productions since 2012: funny, wry, and often with a bitter sting in the tail. These stories evoke South Africans at their best, and their worst. It’s the small dorpies, the crazy characters on the fringe, and always Nataniël’s uncanny insight into human nature. 27 stories are in Afrikaans, and 14 in English.
Nataniël was born in Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape. He went to school at Riebeeck-Kasteel Primary School and De Kuilen High School in Kuilsriver, near Cape Town. He went on to study music at the University of Stellenbosch.
He first became popular as a cabaret and stage artist, but since the 1990’s has also built a reputation as a writer, columnist and celebrity chef. His publications include Dancing with John (1992), Rubber (1996), Tuesday (2001), Food from the White House (2002), Kaalkop (2004) and When I Was (2008). His Kaalkop column has also appeared in the magazine Sarie for a number of years now.