Most of these writers shaped shaped my thinking during my school days. Who are your favorites? Lionel Abrahams (1928–2004) Peter Abrahams (born 1919) Rehane Abrahams (born 1970) Tatamkulu Afrika , born in Egypt (1920–2002) Hennie Aucamp (born 1934) Diane Awerbuck Christiaan Bakkes (born 1965) C. Johan Bakkes (born 1956) Margaret Bakkes (born 1931) Shabbir Banoobhai (born 1949) Lady Anne Barnard (1750–1825) Lesley Beake (born 1949) Mark Behr , South Africa/Tanzania (born 1963) Dricky Beukes (1918–1999) Lauren Beukes (born 1976) 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) C-D Roy Campbell (1901–1957) Stuart Cloete (1897–1976) J.M. Coetzee, awarded the 2003 Nobel Prize in Literature (born 1940) Bryce Courtenay (1933-2012) Jeremy Cronin (born 1949) Patrick Cullinan , (born 1932) Achmat Dangor (born 1948) Ingrid de Kok (born 1951) Phillippa Yaa de Villiers (born 1966) Rolfes Robert Reginald Dhlomo (1901–1971) Finuala Dowling (born 1962) Zebulon Dread K. Sello Duiker (1974–2005) 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 (born 1945) 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) Miriam Green, an academic now living in England 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) Cynthia Jele 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) Keorapetse Kgositsile (born 1938) Anne Kellas also connected with Australia (born 1951) Robert Kirby (1936–2007) 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) Mandla Langa (born 1950) C.J. Langenhoven (1873–1932) Greg Lazarus 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 ) Angela Makholwa (born 1976) Rian Malan (born 1954) Nelson Mandela (born 1918) 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) M.E.R. (1875–1975) Deon Meyer (born 1951) Niq Mhlongo (born 1973) Gcina Mhlophe (born 1959) Kirsten Miller Bloke Modisane (1924–1986) Casey Motsisi (1932–1977) Phaswane Mpe (1970–2004) Eskia (Ezekiel) Mphahlele (1919–2008 ) Samuel E. K. Mqhayi (1875–1945) Oswald Mtshali (born 1940) Ena Murray (born 1936) Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa (born 1921) N-R Njabulo Ndebele (born 1948) Christopher Robert Nicholson (born 1945) Lewis Nkosi (1936–2010) Arthur Nortje (1942–1970) Sibusiso Nyembezi (1919–2000) Joy Packer (1905–1977) Raj Patel (born 1972) Alan Paton (1903–1988) Mary Phillips (born 1905) Sol T. Plaatje (1876–1932) Lesego Rampolokeng (born 1965) Jan Rabie (1920–2001) Richard Rive (1931–1989) Dan Roodt (born 1957) Daphne Rooke (1914–2009) Henrietta Rose-Innes (born 1971) Eric Rosenthal (1905–?) S Mary Sadler (born 1941) Riana Scheepers (born 1957) Karel Schoeman (born 1939) Alan Scholefield (born 1931) Patricia Schonstein (born 1952) 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) Jason Staggie (born 1984) Sylvester Stein (born 1920) Jonny Steinberg (born 1970) Harold Strachan (born 1925) Barry Streek (1948–2006 ) Stefan Swanepoel (raised in South Africa and now lives in United States (born 1958) T-V 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) Sir Laurens van der Post (1906–1996) John van de Ruit (born 1975) Etienne van Heerden (born 1956) John van Melle, born in the Netherlands (1887–1953) Marlene van Niekerk (born 1954) Charles van Onselen Christopher van Wyk (born 1957) F.A. Venter (1916–1997) Nicolaas Vergunst (born 1958) Wayne Visser (born 1970) Ivan Vladislavic (born 1957) Gert Vlok Nel (born 1963) W-Z Alf Wannenburgh (born 1936) Zukiswa Wanner (born 1976) Lyall Watson (1939–2008) Mary Watson (born 1975) Stephen Watson (born 1955) Zoe Wicomb (born 1948) Paula Wynne (born 1963) Rachel Zadok , London-based (born 1972) Rose Zwi , born in Mexico (born 1928)
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