The Greatest Books of All Time on Apartheid
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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.
| Rank | Book | Authors | Year | Country | Language | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 938 | Burger's Daughter | Nadine Gordimer | 1979 | South African | English | |
| 1003 | A Dry White Season | Andre Brink | 1979 | South African | Afrikaans | |
| 1662 | Down Second Avenue | Es'kia Mphahlele | 1959 | South African | English | |
| 1852 | July's People | Nadine Gordimer | 1981 | South African | English | |
| 2605 | The Conservationist | Nadine Gordimer | 1974 | South African | English | |
| 5958 | The Long Journey of Poppie Nongena | Elsa Joubert | 1978 | South African | Afrikaans | |
| 6136 | Country Of My Skull | Antjie Krog | 1998 | South African | Afrikaans | |
| 6151 | The Steam Pig | James McClure | 1971 | South African | English | |
| 6227 | Kaffir Boy | Mark Mathabane | 1986 | South African | English | |
| 6531 | Born A Crime | Trevor Noah | 2016 | South African | English | |
| 7647 | Living, Loving And Lying Awake At Night | Sindiwe Magona | 1991 | South African | English | |
| 7904 | Move Your Shadow | Joseph Lelyveld | 1986 | American | English | |
| 8324 | Collected Stories | Nadine Gordimer | 1975 | South African | English | |
| 8376 | The Seed Is Mine | Charles Van Onselen | 1996 | South African | English | |
| 8565 | Third World Express | Mongane Wally Serote | 1997 | South African | English | |
| 8592 | The Promise | Damon Galgut | 2021 | South African | English | |
| 8745 | Biko | Donald Woods | 1978 | South African | English | |
| 10140 | A Lesson From Aloes | Athol Fugard | 1978 | South African | English | |
| 10294 | Mandela Et Moi | Lewis Nkosi | 2009 | Unknown | French | |
| 11901 | Coming Home And Other Stories | Farida Karodia | 1988 | South African | English | |
| 12259 | And They Didn't Die | Lauretta Ngcobo | 1990 | South African | English | |
| 12326 | My Son's Story | Nadine Gordimer | 1990 | South African | English | |
| 13739 | The Late Bourgeois World | Nadine Gordimer | 1966 | South African | English | |
| 13941 | Master Harold...And The Boys | Athol Fugard | 1982 | South African | English | |
| 13941 | My Traitor's Heart | Rian Malan | 1990 | South African | English | |
| 14985 | Age Of Iron | J. M. Coetzee | 1990 | South African | English | |
| 15594 | The Mandela Plot | Kenneth Bonert | 2018 | Canadian | English | |
| 15916 | Sizwe Bansi Is Dead | Athol Fugard | 1972 | South African | English | |
| 17164 | Between Two Worlds | Miriam Tlali | 1985 | South African | English | |
| 17164 | The World That Made Mandela | Luli Callinicos | 2000 | Unknown | English | |
| 17164 | Tomorrow Is Another Country | Allister Sparks | 1994 | South African | English | |
| 17164 | A History Of South Africa | Frank Welsh | 1998 | Unknown | English | |
| 17164 | Yakhal'inkomo | Mongane Wally Serote | 1983 | South African | English | |
| 17164 | I Write What I Like | Steve Biko | 1978 | South African | English | |
| 17164 | The Bang Bang Club | Greg Marinovich | 2000 | South African | English | |
| 17164 | Winnie And Nelson | Jonny Steinberg | 2023 | Unknown | English | |
| 17164 | The Plot To Save South Africa | Justice Malala | 2023 | South African | English | |
| 17164 | Winnie And Nelson | Jonny Steinberg | 2023 | Unknown | English |