List of South African writers
This is a list of writers from South Africa.
A-C
- Lionel Abrahams, (1928–2004)
- Peter Abrahams, (born 1919)
- Rehane Abrahams, (born 1970)
- Tatamkulu Afrika, born in Egypt, (1920–2002)
- Hennie Aucamp, (born 1934)
- Christiaan Bakkes, (born 1965)
- C. Johan Bakkes
- Margaret Bakkes, (born 1931)
- Shabbir Banoobhai, (born 1949)
- Lady Anne Barnard, (1750–1825)
- Mark Behr, South Africa/Tanzania, (born 1963)
- Dricky Beukes, (1918–1999)
- Steve Biko (1946–1977)
- Troy Blacklaws, (born 1965)
- François Bloemhof, (born 1962)
- Elleke Boehmer (born 1961)
- Herman Charles Bosman, (1905–1951)
- Diphete Bopape (born 1957)
- Alba Bouwer, (born 1920)
- Johanna Brandt, (1876–1964)
- Breyten Breytenbach, (born 1939)
- Andre Brink, (born 1935)
- Dennis Brutus, (1924–2009)
- Guy Butler (1918–2001)
- Roy Campbell (1901–1957)
- Stuart Cloete, (1897–1976)
- J.M. Coetzee, awarded the 2003 Nobel Prize in Literature, (born 1940)
- Bryce Courtenay, (born 1933)
- Jeremy Cronin, (born 1949)
- Patrick Cullinan, (born 1932)
D
E-G
- Ahmed Essop, born in India, grew up in Johannesburg (born 1931)
- Tony Eprile, born Johannesburg, lives in U.S.
- Elisabeth Eybers, (born 1915)
- Mary Faulkner, (1903–1973)
- Ruth First, (1925–1982)
- Sir Percy Fitzpatrick, (1862–1931)
- Charles J. Fourie, (born 1965)
- Lynne Freed
- Dave Freer, (born 1959)
- Graeme Friedman
- Athol Fugard, (born 1932)
- Sheila Fugard, born in England (born 1932)
- Damon Galgut, (born 1963)
- Nadine Gordimer, awarded the 1991 Nobel Prize in Literature, (born 1923)
- Stephen Gray, (born 1941)
- Michael Cawood Green, (born 1954)
- Mafika Gwala, (born 1946)
H-J
- Joan Hambidge, (born 1956)
- Bessie Head, born in South Africa but usually seen as a Botswanan writer, (1937–1986)
- Manu Herbstein, (born 1936)
- Christopher Hope, (born 1944)
- Emma Huismans, (born 1947)
- Robin Hyde, born in South Africa but usually seen as a New Zealand writer, (1906–1939)
- Mhlobo Jadezweni, (born 1954)
- Ingrid Jonker, (1933–1965)
- Archibald Campbell Jordan, (1906–1968)
- Elsa Joubert, (born 1922)
- Gideon Joubert, (born 1923)
K-L
- John Christoffel Kannemeyer (1939-2011)
- Farida Karodia, (born 1942)
- Anne Kellas, also connected with Australia (born 1951)
- Antjie Krog, (born 1952)
- Mazisi Kunene, (1930–2006)
- Richard Kunzmann, (born 1976)
- Ellen Kuzwayo, (1914–2006)
- Alex La Guma, (1925–1985)
- David Lambkin
- Anne Landsman, (born 1959)
- C.J. Langenhoven, (1873–1932)
- Etienne Leroux, (1922–1989)
- Graham Michael Lesch, (1936–2007)
- Douglas Livingstone, born in Malaysia, (1932–1996)
- Al Lovejoy, (born 1963)
M
- Rozena Maart, (born 1962)
- E.S. Madima
- Tenda Madima
- Sindiwe Magona, (born 1943)
- Arthur Maimane, (1932–2005 )
- Rian Malan, (born 1954)
- Nelson Mandela, (born 1918)
- Chris Mann, (born 1949)
- Eugène Marais, (1871–1936)
- John Mateer, also connected with Australia, (born 1971)
- Mark Mathabane, (born 1981)
- Dalene Matthee, (1938–2005)
- Todd Matshikiza, (1921–1968)
- Don Mattera, (born 1935)
- James McClure, (1939–2006)
- Michelle McGrane, born in Zimbabwe, (born 1974)
- Zakes Mda, (born 1948)
- John van Melle, born in the Netherlands, (1887–1953)
- M.E.R., (1875–1975)
- Deon Meyer, (born 1951)
- Gcina Mhlophe, (born 1959)
- Kirsten Miller
- Bloke Modisane, (1924–1986)
- Casey Motsisi, (1932–1977)
- Phaswane Mpe, (1970–2004)
- Es'kia (Ezekiel) Mphahlele, (1919–2008 )
- Samuel E.K. Mqhayi, (1875–1945)
- Oswald Mtshali, (born 1940)
- Ena Murray, (born 1936)
- Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa, (born 1921)
N
O-S
- Joy Packer, (1905–1977)
- Raj Patel
- Alan Paton, (1903–1988)
- Sol T. Plaatje, (1876–1932)
- Laurens van der Post, (1906–1996)
- Jan Rabie, (1920–2001)
- Richard Rive, (1931–1989)
- Dan Roodt, (born 1957)
- Daphne Rooke, (1914–2009)
- Henrietta Rose-Innes, (born 1971)
- Eric Rosenthal, (1905–?)
- Mary Sadler, (born 1941)
- Riana Scheepers, (born 1957)
- Karel Schoeman, (born 1939)
- Alan Scholefield, (born 1931)
- Olive Schreiner, (1855–1920)
- Sipho Sepamla, (1932–2007 )
- Mongane Wally Serote, (born 1944)
- Gillian Slovo, (born 1952)
- Adam Small, (born 1936)
- Russell Smith, born South Africa, raised and lives in Canada, (born 1963)
- Wilbur Smith, (born 1932)
- Sylvester Stein, (born 1920)
- Jonny Steinberg, (born 1970)
- Barry Streek, (1948–2006 )
- Mary Phillips, (born 1905)
T-Z
- Can Themba, (1924–1969)
- Miriam Tlali, (born 1933)
- J.R.R. Tolkien, born in Bloemfontein, Orange Free State (now South Africa); raised and lived in England (1892–1973)
- Benedict Vilakazi, (1906–1947)
- Lettie Viljoen, (born 1948)
- A.G. Visser, (1878–1929)
- Ivan Vladislavic, (born 1957)
- John van de Ruit, (born 1975)
- Etienne van Heerden, (born 1956)
- Marlene van Niekerk, (born 1954)
- Charles van Onselen
- Christopher van Wyk, (born 1957)
- F.A. Venter, (1916–1997)
- Nicolaas Vergunst, (born 1958)
- Gert Vlok Nel, (born 1963)
- Alf Wannenburgh (born 1936)
- Lyall Watson, (1939–2008)
- Mary Watson
- Stephen Watson, (born 1955)
- Zoe Wicomb, (born 1948)
- Rachel Zadok, London-based, (born 1972)
- Rose Zwi, born in Mexico, (born 1928)
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