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K. Sello Duiker

Born

in Orlando, Soweto, South Africa

April 13, 1974

Died

January 19, 2005

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Kabelo 'Sello' Duiker's debut novel, Thirteen Cents won the Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best First Book, Africa Region.

He suffered a nervous breakdown in 2004, prior to committing suicide by hanging himself in January 2005. ...more

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Average rating: 3.88 · 1,598 ratings · 235 reviews · 6 distinct works • Similar authors

	Thirteen Cents 3.69 avg rating — 882 ratings — published 2000 — 18 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 Quiet Violence of Dreams 4.34 avg rating — 380 ratings — published 2002 — 10 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
	Queer Africa by Karen Martin (Editor), K. Sello Duiker (Contributor), To Molefe (Contributor) 3.74 avg rating — 242 ratings — published 2013 — 10 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 Hidden Star 3.96 avg rating — 161 ratings — published 2006 — 10 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
	Thirteen Cents by K. Sello Duiler (October 20,2011) 4.33 avg rating — 3 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
	The Quiet Violence of Dreams by Ashraf Johaardien (Adapted by), K. Sello Duiker liked it 3.00 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

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“So what, you live with homeless people?” “We have a home. It’s just not your normal kind of home with a kitchen and all that stuff but it’s still a home.”
― K. Sello Duiker, Thirteen Cents

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“I know what fear is. I know what it means to be scared, to be always on the lookout. I know what it means to hear your own heartbeat. It means you are on your own. The world is watching you but only you can hear the music.”
― K. Sello Duiker, Thirteen Cents

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“Shit. I think I do.” “That’s why people have beat you up all your life. They think you’re not black enough.”
― K. Sello Duiker, Thirteen Cents

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The Collector of Treasures and Other Botswana Village Tales by Bessie Head

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