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Local Authors

South Africa has a rich literary tradition, and there are numerous talented local authors who have made significant contributions to literature.

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  • Waldo and the Mermaid With the Blue Hair (Paperback)

    Jaco Jacobs
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    Waldo and Connie decide to investigate a strange incident at the aquarium. The secret they uncover is even greater than they imagined possible ... ...

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  • Waldo and the Dragon With the Green Tongue (Paperback)

    Jaco Jacobs
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    Waldo and Connie are hot on the trail of a burglar. A rare item has been stolen from an antique shop. Can Waldo use his mysterious new talent to ge...

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  • Waldo and the Werewolf With the Red Takkies (Paperback)

    Jaco Jacobs
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    Waldo and Connie live in the same block of flats - and they are puzzled because strange things keep happening in their neighbourhood. Lots of pets ...

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  • Benny Griessel 7: The Dark Flood (Paperback)

    Deon Meyer
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    'The undisputed champion of South African crime' - Wilbur SmithOne last chance. Almost fired for insubordination, detectives Benny Griessel and Vau...

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  • Balancing the Scales: 3G (Paperback)

    Will Jäger
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    The book tells the action-packed history of 3G and introduces the individual members of the group. Chiqaab, a radical group funded from around the ...

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  • Peaches and Smeets (Paperback)

    Ashti Juggath
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    'A tender exploration into the beating heart of a community that endured through culture and sacrifice, with such detailed references to life in th...

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  • Ravaged Souls (Hardcover)

    Pumza Shabangu
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    Ravaged Souls follows the lives of four friends. Luxolo and Vuyolwethu Ndamase are childhood sweethearts and are happily married until they lose th...

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  • Subversion (Paperback)

    Ian Sutherland
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    Previously published as Featherstream by Ian Sutherland February 1942. With the Nazis triumphant in Europe, North Africa and much of the USSR, cont...

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  • A Stranger At Home (Paperback)

    Noni Jabavu
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    Noni Jabavu was a South African writer and journalist, one of the first African women to pursue a successful literary career and the first black So...

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  • Perfect (English Edition) (Paperback)

    Jaco Jacobs
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    Blonde hair... Clear blue eyes... A perfect white smile... Natasja is perfect. Jak realises this the moment that she walks in the class. But J...

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  • Teiken in Parys (Paperback)

    Nerine Ahlers
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    Dienkie is alweer in die moeilikheid ... Dienkie en Lea word die teikens van smokkelaars as hulle per ongeluk sien hoe 'n kosbare beeldjie uit die ...

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  • Jakkals En Wolf: 6 Lekkerlag- Stories Van Twee Skarminkels (Paperback)

    Wendy Maartens
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    Afrikaanse kinders word al geslagte lank vermaak deur die skelmstreke van Jakkals en Wolf . Jakkals probeer Wolf om elke hoek en draai 'n streep tr...

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  • Bare Boxset (Paperback)

    Jackie Phamotse
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    BareTreasure is a naïve dreamer tossed into this unforgiving reality. Intent on supporting herself, she walks out of her dysfunctional family home ...

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  • Die Fantastiese Mevrou Smit (Paperback)

    Elizabeth Wasserman
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    Skaars op Aronspoort, of mevrou Smit hoor sy slaap in die polisieselle – vir haar “onaanvaarbare gedrag” en drink-agter-die-stuur. Wanneer sy die v...

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  • Catastrophe (Paperback)

    Ian Sutherland
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    Exiled ballerina Lena Sergeyevna lies in hospital in New York, dying of cancer. Desperate to reconcile with her estranged daughter, she begins to r...

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  • Letters to My Mother: The Making of a Troublemaker (Paperback)

    Kumi Naidoo
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    This is more than a book. This is a blazing voyage.  Growing up in apartheid-era Chatsworth, Kumi Naidoo tells how his mother’s suicide when he was...

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    Croc & Pickle 10: Lots Of Spots: Level 1 (Paperback)

    Jaco Jacobs
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    Learning to read is one of the biggest adventures any child can embark upon and Croc and Pickle are the perfect friends to accompany them on this j...

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  • Croc & Pickle 9 Level 1: That's Not Funny! (Paperback)

    Jaco Jacobs
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    Learning to read is one of the biggest adventures any child can embark upon and Croc and Pickle are the perfect friends to accompany them on this j...

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  • Croc & Pickle 8: I Want To Fly (Level 1) (Paperback)

    Jaco Jacobs
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    Learning to read is one of the biggest adventures any child can embark upon and Croc and Pickle are the perfect friends to accompany them on this j...

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  • Croc & Pickle 7 Level 1: Jelly Beans (Paperback)

    Jaco Jacobs
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    Learning to read is one of the biggest adventures any child can embark upon and Croc and Pickle are the perfect friends to accompany them on this j...

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  • Croc & Pickle 6 Level 1: Not That Kind Of Book (Paperback)

    Jaco Jacobs
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    Learning to read is one of the biggest adventures any child can embark upon and Croc and Pickle are the perfect friends to accompany them on this j...

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  • Croc & Pickle 5: Let's Make Mess! (Level 1) (Paperback)

    Jaco Jacobs
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    Learning to read is one of the biggest adventures any child can embark upon and Croc and Pickle are the perfect friends to accompany them on this j...

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  • Croc & Pickle 4 Level 1: Run, Croc, Run! (Paperback)

    Jaco Jacobs
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    Learning to read is one of the biggest adventures any child can embark upon and Croc and Pickle are the perfect friends to accompany them on this j...

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  • Croc & Pickle 3 Level 1: Ice Surprise (Paperback)

    Jaco Jacobs
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    Learning to read is one of the biggest adventures any child can embark upon and Croc and Pickle are the perfect friends to accompany them on this j...

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  • Croc & Pickle 2 Level 1): Croc Ate My Sock! (Paperback)

    Jaco Jacobs
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    Learning to read is one of the biggest adventures any child can embark upon and Croc and Pickle are the perfect friends to accompany them on this j...

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  • Croc & Pickle 1 Level 1: Pickle In A Jam (Paperback)

    Jaco Jacobs
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    Learning to read is one of the biggest adventures any child can embark upon and Croc and Pickle are the perfect friends to accompany them on this j...

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  • Aftrede Se Gat: Ontdek Jou Ware Noord So Vroeg Moontlik (Paperback)

    CJH Johan Coetzee
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    Hierdie boek is ‘n praktiese reis om die leser te neem van gegrief en verontrief oor uitdagings soos aftrede, afleggings ander soortgelyke uitdagin...

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  • Moederstad: Die Kaap In Die Naoorlogsjare, 1902-1910 (Paperback)

    Karel Schoeman
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  • Roman (Paperback)

    Cas Wepener
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  • The Selene Trilogy 2: The Eternal Shadow (Paperback)

    Shameez Patel Papathanasiou
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    After returning to her realm, Cassia continues to use the magic she'd discovered in Selene. Little did she know, that wasn't allowed and because of...

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  • The Crescent At The Cape: The True Story Of Shaykh Abu-Bakr Efendi 1814-1880 (Paperback)

    Shafiq Morton
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    Tuan Guru – founder of South Africa’s first mosque and madrasah – had been in his grave for half a century. The Cape Muslim population had exploded...

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    Ancestral (Paperback)

    Charlie Human
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    Clementine Khoza is a hard person; hard to know, hard to love, hard to fight. When she was a little girl, her grandfather put a stick and a shield ...

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  • Voortrekkerstamouers, 1835-1845

    Jan C. Visagie
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  • Sanri Steyn Omnibus 2 (Paperback)

    Theresa van Baalen
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    Drie Sanri Steyn-stories in een omnibus! Sanri Steyn droom daarvan om eendag 'n joernalis te word. En nie sommer enige joernalis nie. Haar naam sal...

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  • Magriet hou konsert (Paperback)

    Melanie Tait
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    Haar verjaarsdag - ʼn hoender! Nina en Magriet is dadelik beste maats. Magriet gaan selfs elke dag ʼn eier lê. Maar iewers is daar ʼn eierdief ... ...

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  • Tolbos (Paperback)

    Irma Joubert
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    In Suid-Afrika se onstuimige tagtigs raak Katrien Neethling bewus van ’n ander wêreld wat nog altyd daar was maar wat sy nie geken het nie. Kan men...

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  • Tussen Stasies (Paperback)

    Irma Joubert
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    As ’n Duitse wesie kom Gretl ná die Tweede Wêreldoorlog Suid-Afrika toe. Vir haar oorlewing, het Jakób Kowalski besluit. Maar net Jakób ken haar gr...

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  • Slym Se Stories Omnibus (Paperback)

    Fanie Viljoen
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  • Rooimiere-in-die-broek idioom-inkleurbroek

    Wendy Maartens
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  • Die Lewe se Vuil Houe (Paperback)

    Fanie Viljoen
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    “Jy sal nie iets doen wat jou ma sal seermaak nie, nè, Dewie?” vra sy amper pateties. Sy hart slaan ’n slag oor. “Nee, Ma.” “Belowe?” *** D...

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  • Babalela Boekpak (Paperback)

    Martie Preller
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    Duisende Afrikaanse kleuters ken die betowerende openingsrefrein van Martie Preller se immergewilde, bekroonde Babalela-boeke. Meer as 85 000 eksem...

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  • Babalela 3: Los Ons Uit! (Paperback)

    Andries Maritz, Erica Maritz
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    Kom kuier saam met die Babalela en sy maats Meermoskat, Knortand, Potifant, Wrrrumpie en die lawaaierige Fripperwakkies in die bos – en beleef hope...

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  • Blou Moord (Paperback)

    Francois Bloemhof
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    Ons gaan nêrens heen nie. En niemand kom om ons te red nie. Maart 1981. Ludo Labuschagne gaan saam met sy ma, haar vriend, oom Dippie, en ’n paar a...

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  • It's Our Land You Want

    Robin Binckes
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    It's the comprehensive sequel to the best seller Great Trek Uncut. This well researched, hard hitting and detailed account of our history covers th...

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  • Die Reis (Paperback)

    S.D. Fourie
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    Mariza, 'n bekende historiese romanskrywer, het haar woorde verloor nadat 'n brand haar huis byna in puin gelê het. Daarna sterf haar man en nou, '...

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  • Krok en Dil 10: Ek Gaan Nie Slaap Nie! (Vlak 3) (Paperback)

    Jaco Jacobs
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    Om te leer lees is een van die grootste avonture wat op enige kind wag - en Krok en Dil is die perfekte maats om die opwindende reis mee aan te pak...

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  • Krok en Dil 9: Kolle Net Waar Jy Kyk (Vlak 3) (Paperback)

    Jaco Jacobs
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    Om te leer lees is een van die grootste avonture wat op enige kind wag - en Krok en Dil is die perfekte maats om die opwindende reis mee aan te pak...

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  • Krok en Dil 8: Seemonster! (Vlak 3) (Paperback)

    Jaco Jacobs
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    Om te leer lees is een van die grootste avonture wat op enige kind wag - en Krok en Dil is die perfekte maats om die opwindende reis mee aan te pak...

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