Books set in South Africa (36)
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The White Giraffe by Lauren St. John EN
ZimbabweDescription:
Martine, 11, leaves England to live with her grandmother on a wildlife reserve in South Africa.
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The Woman Next Door by Yewande Omotoso EN
Country: North America / 
Barbados
Barbados
Description:
LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILEYS WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION Hortensia and Marion are next door neighbours in a charming, bougainvillea-laden Cape Town suburb. One is black, one white. Both are successful women with impressive careers behind them. Both have recently been widowed. Both are in their eighties. And both are sworn enemies, sharing hedge and hostility pruned with zeal. But one day an unforeseen event forces the women together. Could long-held mutual loathing transform into friendship? Love thy neighbour? Easier said than done. 'Wit, charm and playful energy... An insightful and fascinating ... continue
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Vida y época de Michael K by J. M. Coetzee ES
Country: Africa / 
South Africa
South Africa
Description:
Cuenta la historia que estando el filósofo Diógenes sentado frente al tonel donde vivía con su perro, se le presentó Alejandro Magno: “Mis respetos, Diógenes. Soy el hombre más poderoso de la tierra; decime que puedo hacer por vos". Y Diógenes le respondió: “Correte un poco que me tapas el sol”. Diógenes era un hombre libre, porque había reducido sus necesidades a los esencial.
Michael K es un hombre que tiene todos los factores de la vida en su contra, desde su defecto de nacimiento hasta el contexto... continue
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Ways of Dying : A Novel by Zakes Mda EN
Country: Africa / South Africa
South Africa
Description:
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 to heal the pain of the past and build new lives for themselves in post-apartheid South Africa. Original.
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Zebra Crossing by Meg Vandermerwe EN
Country: Africa / South Africa
South Africa
Description:
Ghost. Ape. Living dead. Young and albino, Chipo has been called many things, but to her mother – Zimbabwe’s most loyal Manchester United supporter – she had always been a gift. On the eve of the World Cup, Chipo and her brother flee to Cape Town, hoping for a better life and to share in the excitement of the greatest sporting event ever to take place in Africa. But the Mother City’s infamous Long Street is a dangerous place for an illegal immigrant and an albino. Soon Chipo is caught up in a get-rich-quick scheme organised by her brother and the terrifying Dr Ongani. Exploiting gamblers’ supe... continue
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Country: Africa / South Africa
South Africa
Description:
Zinzi has a talent for finding lost things. To save herself, she's got to find the hardest thing of all: The truth.