Reading South Africa
Explore South Africa through powerful stories—from J.M. Coetzee's *Disgrace* and Rian Malan's *My Traitor's Heart* to Nelson Mandela's *Long Walk to Freedom*. Discover essential books on Africa, reading, and South African history with this curated list.
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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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Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography--The True Story of a Black Youth's Coming of Age in Apartheid South Africa
by Mathabane, Mark
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My Traitor's Heart
by Rian Malan
A relative of the architect of apartheid who left the country offers his observations on his return, discussing the extremists that continue to divide the country.