""Between the ages of seven and thirteen, I was into children’s literature. Enid Blyton and Roald Dahl—those kinds of writers. I think I enjoyed reading about young boys and girls who had adventurous lives, lives that I was not living in Windhoek, Namibia. Later on, in my teenage years, I was into magical fantasy. Anything with dragons, dwarves, elves, mages, wizards, sorcerers—Book One of Three, Volume 2 of X—serialized high fantasy was my jam. I think I was in my escapist years, when fictional worlds made up for the disappointing reality and monotony that was, again, my staple living in Windhoek. I also enjoyed many satirical books. In my later teenage years, I was reading Terry Pratchett a lot. Even to this day he is a writer I still gravitate towards. His insights, his humour—timeless.""

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