Top 10 South African Books
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About this list
Guardian, 10 Books
Gillian Slovo is the daughter of two of South Africa's most prominent anti-apartheid campaigners, and first became known as a crime writer. This is her recommended list of top works on South Africa, both fiction and non fiction.
This list was originally published in 2001 and was added to this site over 1 year ago.
| Rank | Book | Authors | Year | Country | Language | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17152 | Frontiers | Noel Mostert | 1992 | South African | English | |
| 17152 | The Master Of Petersburg | J. M. Coetzee | 1994 | South African | English | |
| 17152 | Triomf | Marlene van Niekerk | 1994 | South African | Afrikaans | |
| 938 | Burger's Daughter | Nadine Gordimer | 1979 | South African | English | |
| 6135 | Country Of My Skull | Antjie Krog | 1998 | South African | Afrikaans | |
| 14985 | The Boer War | Thomas Pakenham | 1979 | British | English | |
| 17152 | A Rainbow On The Paper Sky | Mandla Langa | 1989 | South African | English | |
| 17152 | Mandela | Anthony Sampson | 1999 | British | English | |
| 17152 | Armed And Dangerous | Ronnie Kasrils | 1993 | South African | English | |
| 17152 | Olive Schreiner | Ruth First, Ann Scott | 1980 | Unknown | English |