Great South African fiction
Discover the best Great South African fiction books with our curated list of top African novels. Explore captivating stories, rich cultures, and powerful narratives from South Africa's finest authors.
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Disgrace
by J. M. Coetzee
In a novel set in post-apartheid South Africa, a fifty-two-year-old college professor who has lost his job for sleeping with a student tries to relate to his daughter, Lucy, who works with an ambitious African farmer.
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Age of Iron
by J. M. Coetzee
As an elderly woman's health deteriorates, so does the condition of her country, South Africa.
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Triomf
by Marlene van Niekerk
Written with a wicked wit, "Triomf's" microcosmic view of South Africa on the brink of disintegration illuminates a crystalline vision of the hypocrisies and hopelessness of a society living under the burden of apartheid.
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This Life
by Karel Schoeman
On her deathbed, a woman recalls her life of loneliness and of isolation, where she was but a witness to the events of her family. Her hesitant, faltering reminiscences are an attempt to understand the various injustices suffered, and to unravel the secrets behind the events that led to the death of one of her brothers.
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Dreambirds
by Rob Nixon
Explores the societies that have pinned hopes for wealth on the feathers and meat of the ostrich, from South Africa's Karoo Desert to the modern American west, and discusses the passions and politics surrounding the bird.
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Karoo Boy
by Troy Blacklaws
His family shattered by a freak accident that ended the life of his twin brother, Douglas moves with his mother to a tiny backwater town in the semi-desert Karoo region, where he befriends an adventurous girl and an elderly garage worker. A first novel. Original.