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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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  • Mad Monkey and the Wildfire (Paperback)

    Bookey Peek
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    In the wildlife sanctuary of Stone Hills, Madison Monkey lives with his troop and his best human friend, David. When a devastating fire ravages the...

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  • I Am the Swarm (Paperback)

    Hayley Chewins
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    A propulsive YA novel in verse that blends the contemporary magic of Jandy Nelson with the simmering feminist rage of Laurie Halse Anderson’s Shout...

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  • Ice Shock (Paperback)

    Elleke Boehmer
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    A novel about two young lovers, separated by distance and yet determined to stay together, set against the backdrop of the melting ice-caps of the ...

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  • My Boss, Mrs Winnie Mandela (Paperback)

    Zodwa Zane, P.B. Vilakazi
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    In MY BOSS, MRS WINNIE MANDELA, Zodwa Zwane – Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s  personal assistant, confidante, and spiritual anchor – breaks her long h...

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  • We Inherit the Fire (Trade Paperback)

    Kagiso Lesego Molope
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    A gorgeously rendered, unflinching portrait of the fractured relationship between a mother and her daughter—set against the tumultuous end of apart...

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  • South African Birds by Name: Origins and Meanings (Hardcover)

    Eddie Germiquet
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  • Hortjies Dig (Paperback)

    Francios Toerien
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    In die winter van 1991 voer die weduwee Hetta Blum in haar woonstel in Londen gesprekke met haar oorlede man, die Afrikaanse digter Peter Blum. Dek...

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  • Historiese Almanak (Paperback)

    Albé Grobbelaar
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    Historiese Almanak is 'n keur uit die skrywer se gewilde radiopraatjies en koerantrubrieke oor gebeure van die verlede. Dit is reeds vroeg in 1982 ...

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  • Hoe Ver Is Eendag? (Paperback)

    Dina Botha
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  • In 'n Oomblik (Paperback)

    Elsa Winckler
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  • Pompeii (Trade Paperback)

    Bets Smith
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    Voor die uitbarsting van Vesuvius, word Aeliana en haar moeder as slavinne weggevoer uit Jerusalem en bevind hulself in Pompeii - 'n besige stad vo...

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  • Undelivered (Trade Paperback)

    Tarryn Crossman
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  • 'n Knippie Moord (Paperback)

    Elsa Winckler
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    Klara Beyers, voormalige joernalis, bestuur deesdae ’n gastehuis en blommeplaas op Somersee naby Hermanus. Sy is heldersiende en voel onheil in haa...

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  • Die Oorkant (Paperback)

    Annemarié van Niekerk
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    Twintig jaar gelede moes Ada noodgedwonge haar grootwordplaas in die Goukou-vallei verlaat. Aan die oewer van die silwerwit getyrivier keer sy nou ...

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  • Bloedbande (Paperback)

    Alex Muller
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    Na die gewoel en gejaag van die grootstad het inspekteur Adriaan Kruger begin gewoond raak aan die relatief rustige lewe op die dorpie Overberg. Hy...

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  • Staan Op Vir Die Six (Paperback)

    Celeste Slabber- Loriston
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    In hierdie Afrikaanse Romeo en Juliet stry twee bendes oor gebied, met een van die bendeleiers se suster, Astrid, in die middel vasgevang. Die oorl...

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  • Enigma (Paperback)

    Rudie van Rensburg
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    Wanneer 'n skatryk Angolese sakeman met twee koeëlgate in sy bors in 'n hotelkamer in Kaapstad aangetref word, moet Kassie en Rooi die saak onderso...

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  • Aan Die Hemeltrans (Paperback)

    Anton Roodt
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    A monastery, situated in the Free State, stages an annual Passion Play, pinning all their hopes of survival on it. But JC van Schouwenburg, who pla...

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  • Winifred & Sylvie 2: Lifting the Lid (Trade Paperback)

    Bonnie Espie
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    Secrets are stacking up like wine barrels in the heat. And this year’s ferment? It’s definitely going sour. Winfred and Sylvie are keeping one eye ...

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  • Mei En Alles Daarna (Paperback)

    Zelda Bezuidenhout
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    Ná haar egskeiding, bevind Juna Ferreira haar in ’n klein dorpie sonder ’n plan vir haar toekoms. Wanneer sy ’n unieke litteken op ’n dorpenaar se ...

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  • Thando Goes to the Sea (Paperback)

    Thandi Xaba
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    Thando has big eyes and a curious mind. Today Thando and his mother go scuba diving in the sea. Through his goggles, Thando sees a colorful cast of...

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  • Thando and the Magic Window (Paperback)

    Thandi Xaba, Vian Oelofsen
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    Thando has big eyes and a curious mind. Through his magic bedroom window, ordinary views become extraordinary adventures. Thando explores bustlin...

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  • Swartbooij and Titus (Paperback)

    Karen Jennings
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    In a work of historical fiction, part prose, part poetry, South African writer Karen Jennings reimagines the story of Swartbooij and his son Titus,...

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  • Sam Montsi: Defying Barriers (Trade Paperback)

    Sam Montsi
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    I could not put down Ntate Sam Montsi’s ‘Defying Barriers’! It is a book of wisdom. – Prof Bonang Mohale - Chancellor of the University of the Free...

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