Discover new books on Goodreads
See if your friends have read any of Leon Lazarus's books
Leon Lazarus’s Followers (5)
Leon hasn't connected with his friends on Goodreads, yet.
Leon Lazarus
Goodreads Author
Born
May 16
Website
Genre
Influences
Herman Charles Bosman, David Sedaris, Norm Macdonald, John Irving, Jam
...more
Member Since
June 2026
URL
https://www.goodreads.com/leon_lazarus
The Joke Without a Punchline
I grew up in a place that didn't make sense. On second thoughts, let me rephrase that: it was completely insane. South Africa under apartheid ran on rules so intricate, invasive, and obscene that keeping a straight face while explaining them would have been impossible. You could tell black South Africans they could not ride on white buses, but they could clean them. You could look at 98% of Saman
Read more of this blog post »
|
Marvel Masterworks: Ant-Man/Giant-Man, Vol. 2
by
—
published
2008
—
4 editions
|
|
|
Tales to Astonish #64
by
—
published
1965
—
2 editions
|
|
|
Ant-Man/Giant-Man Epic Collection, Vol. 2: Ant-Man No More
by
—
published
2023
—
2 editions
|
|
|
Barking at Dogs
|
|
|
The Guilded Pen - Eleventh Edition 2022: New Beginnings
by |
|
Leon’s Recent Updates
|
Leon Lazarus
shared
a
quote
“This warm summer night felt uniquely South African to me, a strange mix of serene beauty and deeply ingrained paranoia.”
Leon Lazarus |
|
|
Leon Lazarus
shared
a
quote
“No story is ever wheeled out without being altered, just a little. If you were there and you remember things differently, you just proved the rule.”
Leon Lazarus |
|
|
Leon Lazarus
shared
a
quote
“Growing old is not a given. It is a true privilege that too many of the people in my life never got to claim... Every grey hair I earn, I earn on behalf of the ones who didn't get the chance to grow into their own.”
...more Leon Lazarus |
|
|
Sep 17, 2026 05:44PM
|
|
|
"This memoir in stories particularly resonated with me after growing up in South Africa during the book's backdrop. This warm and wonderful collection of author anecdotes hit my homesick spot with perfection! Each and every reference to a marvelous an"
Read more of this review »
|
|
|
"Barking at Dogs provides a humorous yet incisive look at apartheid-era South Africa. The author plants the reader firmly in the action with vivid description of the surroundings. Yet it is the dialogue-whether it is colloquial speech of that time, or"
Read more of this review »
|
|
|
"Set in late Apartheid South Africa, this book offers a unique, colorful, beautifully descriptive glance at stories from the author’s life. The author’s innate, witty storytelling ability drew me in; I felt like I was there experiencing the stories in"
Read more of this review »
|
|
|
Leon Lazarus
made a comment in the group
SA Book & Challenge Lovers
—
Book Launch Event in San Diego
topic
"
There is a launch event for Barking at Dogs on October 10 at 2pm at the Encinitas Library. South African food will be there for the eating, and I will
...more
"
|
|
|
Leon Lazarus
made a comment in the group
SA Book & Challenge Lovers
—
Authors/Publishers: PROMOTE your book HERE
topic
"
Barking at Dogs: : stories from the ragged edges of late-apartheid South Africa
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2... I suspect some people in this g ...more " |
|
“No story is ever wheeled out without being altered, just a little. If you were there and you remember things differently, you just proved the rule.”
― Barking at Dogs
― Barking at Dogs
“Growing old is not a given. It is a true privilege that too many of the people in my life never got to claim... Every grey hair I earn, I earn on behalf of the ones who didn't get the chance to grow into their own.”
― Barking at Dogs
― Barking at Dogs
“This warm summer night felt uniquely South African to me, a strange mix of serene beauty and deeply ingrained paranoia.”
― Barking at Dogs
― Barking at Dogs
Topics Mentioning This Author
| topics | posts | views | last activity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SA Book & Challen...: Book Launch Event in San Diego | 1 | 3 | Aug 16, 2026 03:26PM |
“Growing old is not a given. It is a true privilege that too many of the people in my life never got to claim... Every grey hair I earn, I earn on behalf of the ones who didn't get the chance to grow into their own.”
― Barking at Dogs
― Barking at Dogs
“No story is ever wheeled out without being altered, just a little. If you were there and you remember things differently, you just proved the rule.”
― Barking at Dogs
― Barking at Dogs
“This warm summer night felt uniquely South African to me, a strange mix of serene beauty and deeply ingrained paranoia.”
― Barking at Dogs
― Barking at Dogs
SA Book & Challenge Lovers
— 1928 members
— last activity 57 minutes ago
Welcome to SA Book & Challenge Lovers. This book club is for anyone, not just South Africans, that love reading and doing reading challenges. Everyone ...more