South African History & Literature
Explore the rich tapestry of South African history and literature with our curated list of must-read African books. Discover iconic works and hidden gems that capture the nation's heritage, struggles, and triumphs.
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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 …
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The Heart of Redness
by Zakes Mda
In a new novel by one of the premier writers of the "new" South Africa, an exile returns from America--where he fled during the apartheid …
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Ways of Dying
by Zakes Mda
A professional mourner, Toloki is reunited with Noria, a woman from his village, at the funeral of a young boy, and joins forces with her …
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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 …
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July's People
by Nadine Gordimer
“So flawlessly written that every one of its events seems chillingly, ominously possible.”—Anne Tyler, The New York Times Book Review A startling, imaginative novel from …
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The Conservationist
by Nadine Gordimer
"This is a novel of enormous power' New Statesman 'Gordimer is a great writer ... It is Turgenev that she most brings to mind' -- …
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The Washing Of The Spears
by Donald R. Morris
Filled with colorful characters, dramatic battles like Isandhlwana and Rorke's Drift, and an inexorable narrative momentum, this unsurpassed history details the sixty-year existence of the …
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