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South Africa Books to Read

Compiled a list of as many books written by SA authors or based in SA. The list is not as complete as I'd like but many books weren't available on this website, however it's comprehensive enough to inspire your next read.
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Tsotsi (Athol Fugard)
Tsotsi
1
Athol Fugard
My Traitor's Heart (Rian Malan)
My Traitor's Heart
2
Rian Malan
Cry the Beloved Country (Alan Paton)
Cry the Beloved Country
3
Alan Paton
Kaffir Boy
Kaffir Boy
4
A Human Being Died That Night (Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela)
A Human Being Died That Night
5
Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela
Disgrace (J. M. Coetzee)
Disgrace
6
J. M. Coetzee
Age of Iron (J.M. Coetzee)
Age of Iron
7
J.M. Coetzee
Waiting for the Barbarians (J.M. Coetzee)
Waiting for the Barbarians
8
J.M. Coetzee
The Power of One (Bryce Courtenay)
The Power of One
9
Bryce Courtenay
Tandia (Bryce Courtenay)
Tandia
10
Bryce Courtenay
Country of My Skull (Antjie Krog)
Country of My Skull
11
Antjie Krog
Spud (John Van De Ruit)
Spud
12
John Van De Ruit
Born a Crime (Trevor Noah)
Born a Crime
13
Trevor Noah
Long Walk to Freedom (Nelson Mandela)
Long Walk to Freedom
14
Nelson Mandela
The Scramble for Africa: White Man's Conquest of the Dark Continent From 1876 to 1912 (Thomas Pakenham)
The Scramble for Africa: White Man's Conquest of the Dark Continent From 1876 to 1912
15
Thomas Pakenham
A History of South Africa (Leonard Thompson)
A History of South Africa
16
Leonard Thompson
The Promise (Damon Galgut)
The Promise
17
Damon Galgut
Nadine Gordimer: The Conservationist
Nadine Gordimer: The Conservationist
18
A Beautiful Place to Die (Malla Nann)
A Beautiful Place to Die
19
Malla Nann
Ways of Dying (Zakes Mda)
Ways of Dying
20
Zakes Mda
Coconut (Kopano Matlwa)
Coconut
21
Kopano Matlwa
Burgers Daughter (Nadine Gordimer)
Burgers Daughter
22
Nadine Gordimer
When the Lion Feeds (Wilbur Smith)
When the Lion Feeds
23
Wilbur Smith
Jock of the Bushveld (Sir Percy Fitzpatrick)
Jock of the Bushveld
24
Sir Percy Fitzpatrick
Hum If You Don't Know the Words (Bianca Marais)
Hum If You Don't Know the Words
25
Bianca Marais
A Dry White Season
A Dry White Season
26
The Elephant Whisperer: My Life With the Herd in the African Wild (Lawrence Anthony)
The Elephant Whisperer: My Life With the Herd in the African Wild
27
Lawrence Anthony
The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden (Jonas Jonasson)
The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden
28
Jonas Jonasson
Biko (Donald Woods)
Biko
29
Donald Woods
Recipes for Love and Murder (Sally Andrews)
Recipes for Love and Murder
30
Sally Andrews
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