Willem Jan Boswinkel was born on 06-10-1947 in the small town of Hengelo in the eastern part of The Netherlands.
He studied tropical agriculture at the reputable State Agricultural College in Deventer (BSc. level). Since 1970, he has been employed by consulting engineering firms and rural development organizations in a number of countries in Africa and Latin America.
Wim Boswinkel left his native Holland in 1970 to travel and work in many places around the world. He came to Zimbabwe in 1988, where, together with his wife, in 2000 he opened a small motel (with a nature park) near Bulawayo in Matabeleland. Corinne and Wim have 2 daughters: Sandra (11) and Saskia (6). He has also 3 children from a previous marriage, that all live in Holland: Erik (31), Valerie (27) and Evelien (22).
Wim Boswinkel's main interests outside his profession are history (especially from Southern Africa) and organic farming (he serves as the secretary-treasurer of the Permaculture Association of Matabeleland). He wrote Erina in 1996, his first novel. He would like to find the time to work on at least one other book.
e-mail address: alomotel@mweb.co.zw
Last modified 3 July 2003