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Graeme Friedman

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Born in Cape Town, Graeme Friedman is a former anti-apartheid activist, a clinical psychologist, and an award-winning writer whose short stories have appeared in anthologies published internationally. His latest novel, What the Boy Hears When the Girl Dreams (Lusaris, 2021), is, in the words of one reviewer, both ‘whimsical and tender’ and ‘a powerful and moving exploration of friendship, trauma, loss and recovery.’

An earlier novel, The Fossil Artist (Jacana, 2010), a story about crime and authenticity, what it means to be human and how we come to love, was shortlisted for a 2011 Commonwealth Writers’ Prize and the M-Net Literary Award. Friedman is also the author of the critically acclaimed The Piano War (David Philip, 2003), an unbelievab ...more

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> Some upcoming interviews...

With the launch of It Doesn't Have To Be So Hard on 20th Sept, media interest has begun to pick up, including two interviews for ABC radio stations and several newspaper/mag features in the pipeline. Watch this space for more!

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Published on September 12, 2012 14:15

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	What the Boy Hears When the Girl Dreams 4.02 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 2021 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	It Doesn’t Have To Be So Hard: Secrets to Finding and Keeping Intimacy by JOANNE FEDLER (Goodreads Author), Graeme Friedman (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Fossil Artist 4.12 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Piano War 4.50 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2003	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Madiba's Boys: the stories of Lucas Radebe and Mark Fish by Graeme Friedman (Goodreads Author), Ethne Clarke (Editor), Nelson Mandela (Foreword) 4.57 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2001 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Writer in Stone it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1998	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Marilyn's Dress: Short Stories it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sydafrika berättar: En stereo i Soweto by Jan Ristarp (Editor, Translator), Johnny Masilela, Peter Horn liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2005	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Piano War 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Leaning into Love: 10 year anniversary edition by JOANNE FEDLER (Goodreads Author), Graeme Friedman (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars