Anybody read a book by a South African author. If so, which one & by who??
Anybody read a book by a South African author. If so, which one & by who??
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Anybody read a book by a South African author. If so, which one & by who??
André Brink comes to mind. I used to read his books when I was young.
Lauren Beukes, she wrote Broken Monsters, I just read it, really good!
Deon Meyer is also good. He writes crime
Trevor Noah- Born A Crime
A fantastic story??
@Daluxolo yes, one of my favorite books!
Mine too!?
I’d go Deon Meyer if you enjoy crime.
Disgrace by J M Coetzee
One of the best novels by a S African author.
My Son’s story by Nadine Gordimer
Margie Orford all her books. They are excellent.
I read a slew of dime store romance novels from the 1950’s. Sorry, I can’t remember any of the authors. ?
Oh well..?
Diana Polisensky has written Whitewashed Jacarandas, which I really enjoyed. A young Jewish doctor, married to a gentile, confronts dread disease, Victorian work practices, race prejudice and municipal complacency in an African Colony after WWII. http://www.oncecalledhome.com/whitewashed-jacarandas/
Didn’t know about her.
No
Why not??
@Daluxolo I don’t know -I tend to like Scottish and French authors.
Purple hibiscus and half of a yellow sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
She is an African author pursuing African studies at Yale University
Yes. But she is from Nigeria, and not down south!
Some of my best friends are white. Eat, drink & blame the ancestors. Is it coz I’m black. Author of all three is Ndumiso Ncgobo. Brilliant!!!!!
A great wordsmith, and Sunday Times columnist?
I LOVE his books! I wish he would write more.
The Elephant Whisperer by Lawrence Anthony and Born a Crime by Trevor Noah are two of my favourite books.
The Madonna of excelsior by zakes mda
The great Zakes Mda!
@Daluxolo I fell in love with his writing and the characters it was beautiful
The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay, fantastic book!!
Been adapted to the big screen too!
@Daluxolo yeah I think I actually saw the film first when I was a child but read the book first year of university. Film is good but no surprise the book is better, amazing even. 🙂
Yep?
Yes – Judy Westwater
Trevor Noah, Born a Crime. It was very good. I love learning about people’s lives and what made them who they are.
An excellent coming of age tale.
Hum if you don’t know the words by Bianca Marais- wonderful wonderful story
Havent heard of her,will check her out!
It’s amazing- she loves hearing from her readers too
Is she on facebook?
@Daluxolo yes
Perfect Imperfections by Taryn Leigh
Set in South Africa
Here’s the cover!
Currently reading the first book in The Silverman Saga trilogy- A beautiful family
By Marianne Cohen de Villiers..
It is set in South Africa and the story spans three decades from the eighties to the present.
The Three and Day Four by Sarah Lotz.