Dalene Matthee (13 Ọktoba na afo1938 – 20 Febrụwarị na afo 2005) bụ onye odee South Africa kacha mara amara maka “akwụkwọ akụkọ ọhịa” anọ ya, nke edere na na gburugburu ọhịa Knysna . Asụgharịla akwụkwọ ya n'asụsụ iri na anọ, gụnyere Bekee, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Hebrew na Icelandic, na ihe karịrị otu nde ka erere n'ụwa nile. A mụrụ ya Dalena Scott na Riversdale na Cape Province mgbe ahụ na afo 1938. Mgbe ọ gụsịrị akwụkwọ na ụlọ akwụkwọ sekọndrị na afo 1957, ọ gụrụ egwu na ụlọ akwụkwọ nchekwa na Oudtshoorn yana na Holy Cross Covent na Graaff-Reinet . Akwụkwọ mbụ ya bụ akụkọ ụmụaka, Die Twaalfurstokkie (The Twelve-el-clock Stick), nke e bipụtara na afo 1970. N’afọ 1982, e bipụtakwara akwụkwọ akụkọ dị mkpirikpi a na-akpọ Die Judasbok (Ewu Judas). Tupu ọ nweta aha ya na nkwanye ugwu maka "akwụkwọ akụkọ ọhịa" mbụ ya, o dekwara akụkọ maka akwụkwọ akụkọ yana akwụkwọ akụkọ abụọ a ma ama - ' n Huis vir Nadia (A House for Nadia) (1982) na Petronella van Aarde, Burgemeester (Petronella van) Aarde, onye isi obodo) (1983).