K. Sello Duiker Age, Birthday, Zodiac Sign and Birth Chart

K. Sello Duiker was a South African writer born on April 13, 1974, in Soweto, South Africa. He studied journalism and art history at Rhodes University. His debut novel, Thirteen Cents, won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best First Book - Africa in 2001, portraying the harsh reality of Cape Town street children. His second novel, The Quiet Violence of Dreams, received the Herman Charles Bosman Prize and was adapted for stage in 2008. Duiker struggled with mental health issues, experiencing a nervous breakdown in 2004, and tragically took his own life on January 19, 2005.

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April 13, 1974 Facts

Generation Group

K. Sello Duiker belongs to the Generation X group.

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Place of Birth: Orlando

Place of Death: Johannesburg

Cause of Death: hanging

Educated At: Huntington School | Rhodes University

Occupation: novelist | writer

Awards Received: Commonwealth Writers’ Prize | Herman Charles Bosman-Preis

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Astrology Analysis

Note: This birth chart is calculated using the date and place of birth, with the time set to noon (12:00 PM) local time. While this provides accurate planetary positions for most celestial bodies, the Ascendant (Rising Sign) and house cusps are not calculated since they require precise birth time. For a complete astrological analysis including houses and rising sign, please provide the exact birth time.