List of fiction set in South Africa
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The following is a list of works of fiction which are set in South Africa
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South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
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- Age of IronAge of IronAge of Iron is a 1990 novel by South African Nobel Prize winner J. M. Coetzee. It is among his most popular works and was the 1990 Sunday Express Book of the Year. In it, he paints a picture of social and political tragedy unfolding in a country ravaged by racism and violence.-Plot summary:The...
by J.M. Coetzee - Karoo Boy by Troy BlacklawsTroy BlacklawsTroy Blacklaws is an author from South Africa. He was born on 9 September 1965 in Natal Province. After his schooling at Paarl Boys' High School he studied at Rhodes University before being drafted. After his time in the army Blacklaws began teaching English....
- Burger's DaughterBurger's DaughterBurger's Daughter is an historical novel by South African Nobel Prize in Literature-winner Nadine Gordimer, originally published in the United Kingdom in 1979 by Jonathan Cape...
by Nadine GordimerNadine GordimerNadine Gordimer is a South African writer and political activist. She was awarded the 1991 Nobel Prize in Literature when she was recognised as a woman "who through her magnificent epic writing has – in the words of Alfred Nobel – been of very great benefit to humanity".Her writing has long dealt... - The ConservationistThe ConservationistThe Conservationist is a 1974 novel by 1991 Nobel laureate Nadine Gordimer. The book was a joint winner of the Man Booker Prize for fiction.-Plot summary:...
by Nadine GordimerNadine GordimerNadine Gordimer is a South African writer and political activist. She was awarded the 1991 Nobel Prize in Literature when she was recognised as a woman "who through her magnificent epic writing has – in the words of Alfred Nobel – been of very great benefit to humanity".Her writing has long dealt... - Ah, But Your Land Is BeautifulAh, but Your Land is BeautifulAh, but Your Land is Beautiful is the third novel of Alan Paton, the South African author who is best known for writing Cry, the Beloved Country. Ah, but Your Land is Beautiful is an anti-apartheid novel, in a similar vein to Cry, the Beloved Country...
by Alan PatonAlan PatonAlan Stewart Paton was a South African author and anti-apartheid activist.-Family:Paton was born in Pietermaritzburg, Natal Province , the son of a minor civil servant. After attending Maritzburg College, he earned a Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Natal in his hometown, followed... - Cry, The Beloved CountryCry, The Beloved CountryCry, the Beloved Country is a novel by South African author Alan Paton. It was first published in New York City in 1948 by Charles Scribner's Sons and in London by Jonathan Cape; noted American publisher Bennett Cerf remarked at that year's meeting of the American Booksellers Association that there...
by Alan PatonAlan PatonAlan Stewart Paton was a South African author and anti-apartheid activist.-Family:Paton was born in Pietermaritzburg, Natal Province , the son of a minor civil servant. After attending Maritzburg College, he earned a Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Natal in his hometown, followed... - Too Late the PhalaropeToo Late the PhalaropeToo Late the Phalarope is the second novel of Alan Paton, the South African author who is best known for writing Cry, the Beloved Country....
by Alan PatonAlan PatonAlan Stewart Paton was a South African author and anti-apartheid activist.-Family:Paton was born in Pietermaritzburg, Natal Province , the son of a minor civil servant. After attending Maritzburg College, he earned a Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Natal in his hometown, followed... - Disgrace by J.M. Coetzee
- EmbraceEmbrace (novel)Embrace is a 2001 novel by South African author Mark Behr.Embrace is the story of the sexual awakening of Karl De Man, a 13-year-old pupil at the Berg, an exclusive boys' school in South Africa in the 1970s...
by Mark BehrMark BehrMark Behr is a Tanzanian writer in South Africa. He is currently professor of Creative Writing at Rhodes College, Memphis, TN. He has been professor of World Literature and Fiction Writing at the College of Santa Fe in Santa Fe, New Mexico... - Fiela's ChildFiela's ChildFiela's Child is a South African novel written by Dalene Matthee and published in 1985. The book was originally written in Afrikaans under the name Fiela se Kind, and was later translated into not only English, but French, German, Spanish, Italian, Hebrew and Icelandic, among others.The story is...
by Dalene MattheeDalene MattheeDalene Matthee was a South African author who wrote mainly in Afrikaans, although her books were translated into fourteen other languages, including English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Hebrew and Icelandic.... - Get a LifeGet a Life (novel)Get a Life is an ecological novel by South African writer Nadine Gordimer.The novel tells the story of environmental activist Paul Bannerman and his family. Paul is diagnosed with thyroid cancer and, after surgery and subsequent radiation treatment, has to live quarantined at his parent's place...
by Nadine GordimerNadine GordimerNadine Gordimer is a South African writer and political activist. She was awarded the 1991 Nobel Prize in Literature when she was recognised as a woman "who through her magnificent epic writing has – in the words of Alfred Nobel – been of very great benefit to humanity".Her writing has long dealt... - In the Heart of the CountryIn the Heart of the CountryIn the Heart of the Country is an English language novel by J. M. Coetzee which delves in the complex relationships that form between the colonizer and the colonized. It takes place on an isolate farm in South Africa told through the perspective of an unmarried white woman who takes care of her...
by J.M. Coetzee - July's PeopleJuly's PeopleJuly's People is a 1981 novel by 1991 Nobel laureate Nadine Gordimer. Nadine Gordimer wrote this book before the end of apartheid as her prediction of how it would end.-Banning:The book was notably banned in South Africa after its publication....
by Nadine GordimerNadine GordimerNadine Gordimer is a South African writer and political activist. She was awarded the 1991 Nobel Prize in Literature when she was recognised as a woman "who through her magnificent epic writing has – in the words of Alfred Nobel – been of very great benefit to humanity".Her writing has long dealt... - Journeys to the End of the WorldJourneys to the End of the WorldJourneys to the End of the World is the debut novel by Clive Algar and is reviewed in the May 2009 issue of Historical Novels Review Online...
by Clive AlgarClive AlgarSouth African writer Clive Algar is the author of two novels, Journeys to the End of the World and Flowers in the Sand .Algar is a retired mining engineer who returned to South Africa from London when he retired and now lives on his farm in the Western Cape province.-External links:***... - Life & Times of Michael KLife & Times of Michael KLife & Times of Michael K is a 1983 novel by South African-born author J. M. Coetzee, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature for the year 2003. The book itself won the Booker Prize for 1983...
by J.M. Coetzee - The PickupThe PickupThe Pickup is a 2001 novel by South African writer Nadine Gordimer, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1991. The Pickup considers the issues of displacement, alienation, and immigration, class and economic power, religious faith, and the ability of people to see and love across these divides...
by Nadine GordimerNadine GordimerNadine Gordimer is a South African writer and political activist. She was awarded the 1991 Nobel Prize in Literature when she was recognised as a woman "who through her magnificent epic writing has – in the words of Alfred Nobel – been of very great benefit to humanity".Her writing has long dealt... - A Song in the Morning by Gerald SeymourGerald SeymourGerald Seymour is a British writer.-Life:The son of two literary figures, he was educated at Kelly College at Tavistock in Devon and took a BA Hons degree in Modern History at University College London...
- No Turning Back by Beverley NaidooBeverley NaidooBeverley Naidoo is a popular South African children's author who has written a number of award-winning novels, mainly about life in South Africa, where she spent her childhood. She graduated from the University of York with a BA in Education in 1968....
- Tween Snow and Fire;: A Tale of South Africa by Bertram Mitford (novelist)Bertram Mitford (novelist)Bertram Mitford was a colonial writer, novelist, essayist and cultural critic who wrote forty-four books, most of which are set in South Africa....
- The Gun-Runner: A Tale of Zululand by Bertram Mitford
- The Power of OneThe Power of OneThe Power of One is a novel by Bryce Courtenay, first published in 1989. Set in South Africa during the 1930s and 1940s, it tells the story of an Anglo-African boy who, through the course of the story, acquires the nickname of Peekay. The Power of One is a novel by Bryce Courtenay, first published...
by Bryce CourtenayBryce CourtenayArthur Bryce Courtenay AM is a South-African-born naturalized Australian novelist and one of Australia's most commercially successful authors.-Background and early years:... - TandiaTandiaTandia is Bryce Courtenay's 1992 sequel to his own best-selling novel The Power of One. It follows the story of a young woman, Tandia, who was brutally raped and then banished from her own home...
by Bryce CourtenayBryce CourtenayArthur Bryce Courtenay AM is a South-African-born naturalized Australian novelist and one of Australia's most commercially successful authors.-Background and early years:... - WhitethornWhitethorn (novel)Whitethorn is a novel by Australian author Bryce Courtenay. It follows a white child in South Africa and was published in 2005.The novel follows a boy in South Africa...
by Bryce CourtenayBryce CourtenayArthur Bryce Courtenay AM is a South-African-born naturalized Australian novelist and one of Australia's most commercially successful authors.-Background and early years:... - When the Lion Feeds by Wilbur SmithWilbur SmithWilbur Addison Smith is a best-selling novelist. His writings include 16th and 17th century tales about the founding of the southern territories of Africa and the subsequent adventures and international intrigues relevant to these settlements. His books often fall into one of three series...
- The Sound of ThunderThe Sound of ThunderThe Sound of Thunder is a novel by the African writer Wilbur Smith. It is part of the Courtney Series and it is set several years after the first book. Sean and his son Dirk finally leave the wilderness and discover that a war is brewing between the English and the Boers. He meets and falls in love...
by Wilbur SmithWilbur SmithWilbur Addison Smith is a best-selling novelist. His writings include 16th and 17th century tales about the founding of the southern territories of Africa and the subsequent adventures and international intrigues relevant to these settlements. His books often fall into one of three series... - A Sparrow Falls by Wilbur SmithWilbur SmithWilbur Addison Smith is a best-selling novelist. His writings include 16th and 17th century tales about the founding of the southern territories of Africa and the subsequent adventures and international intrigues relevant to these settlements. His books often fall into one of three series...
- The Burning Shore by Wilbur SmithWilbur SmithWilbur Addison Smith is a best-selling novelist. His writings include 16th and 17th century tales about the founding of the southern territories of Africa and the subsequent adventures and international intrigues relevant to these settlements. His books often fall into one of three series...
- Power of the Sword by Wilbur SmithWilbur SmithWilbur Addison Smith is a best-selling novelist. His writings include 16th and 17th century tales about the founding of the southern territories of Africa and the subsequent adventures and international intrigues relevant to these settlements. His books often fall into one of three series...
- Nada the LilyNada the LilyNada the Lily is an historical novel by English writer H. Rider Haggard, written in 1892. It is said to be inspired by Haggard's time in South Africa ....
by H. Rider Haggard - King Solomon's MinesKing Solomon's MinesKing Solomon's Mines is a popular novel by the Victorian adventure writer and fabulist Sir H. Rider Haggard. It tells of a search of an unexplored region of Africa by a group of adventurers led by Allan Quatermain for the missing brother of one of the party...
by H. Rider Haggard - Jess by H. Rider HaggardH. Rider HaggardSir Henry Rider Haggard, KBE was an English writer of adventure novels set in exotic locations, predominantly Africa, and a founder of the Lost World literary genre. He was also involved in agricultural reform around the British Empire...
- SwallowSwallowThe swallows and martins are a group of passerine birds in the family Hirundinidae which are characterised by their adaptation to aerial feeding...
by H. Rider Haggard - The Diamond Hunters by Wilbur SmithWilbur SmithWilbur Addison Smith is a best-selling novelist. His writings include 16th and 17th century tales about the founding of the southern territories of Africa and the subsequent adventures and international intrigues relevant to these settlements. His books often fall into one of three series...
- White Chief of the Caffres by A.(fred) W.(ilks) Drayson
- Great Elephant by Alan ScholefieldAlan ScholefieldAlan Scholefield is a South African writer famous for his Macrae and Silver series.He lives in Hampshire and is married to Australian novelist Anthea Goddard. They have three daughters....
- The Stone FlowerThe Stone FlowerThe Stone Flower is a 1946 Soviet fantasy film directed by Aleksandr Ptushko. It was the Soviet Union's first color film shot on AgfaColor negative film seized in Germany, and was entered into the 1946 Cannes Film Festival...
by Alan ScholefieldAlan ScholefieldAlan Scholefield is a South African writer famous for his Macrae and Silver series.He lives in Hampshire and is married to Australian novelist Anthea Goddard. They have three daughters.... - Wild Dog Running by Alan ScholefieldAlan ScholefieldAlan Scholefield is a South African writer famous for his Macrae and Silver series.He lives in Hampshire and is married to Australian novelist Anthea Goddard. They have three daughters....
- A View of Vultures by Alan ScholefieldAlan ScholefieldAlan Scholefield is a South African writer famous for his Macrae and Silver series.He lives in Hampshire and is married to Australian novelist Anthea Goddard. They have three daughters....
- Walking the Whirlwind by Brigid Knight
- Dash from Diamond City by George Manville FennGeorge Manville FennGeorge Manville Fenn was an English novelist, journalist, editor and educationalist.-Life and works:...
- Thunder at Dawn by Henry Gibbs
- The CovenantThe Covenant (novel)The Covenant is a historical novel by American author James A. Michener, published in 1980.-Plot summary:The novel is set in South Africa, home to five distinct populations: Bantu , Coloured The Covenant is a historical novel by American author James A. Michener, published in 1980.-Plot summary:The...
by James A. MichenerJames A. MichenerJames Albert Michener was an American author of more than 40 titles, the majority of which were sweeping sagas, covering the lives of many generations in particular geographic locales and incorporating historical facts into the stories... - Ridge of Gold by James Ambrose Brown
- Seeds of Anger by James Ambrose Brown
- The PactThe PactThe Pact is a novel by bestselling author Jodi Picoult about a possible suicide pact between two teenage lovers.-Plot summary:"Chris and Emily, teenagers from the same neighborhood and very close families, have been as close as siblings since birth, but as teenagers their relationship develops...
by James Ambrose Brown - The White Locusts by James Ambrose Brown
- The Servants' Quarters by Lynn Freed
- House of Women by Lynn Freed
- The Mirror by Lynn Freed
- The Bungalow by Lynn Freed
- Home Ground by Lynn Freed
- Friends of the Family by Lynn Freed
- The Curse of the Appropriate Man by Lynn Freed
- Atlantis Loved Kilimanjaro by A.C.