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Kurt Ellis

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in Durban, South Africa

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Kurt Ellis was born in 1983 in Sydenham, Durban. He escaped into the world of fiction from an early age. After he matriculated Kurt moved to Johannesburg to study English Literature. He won the Harry Oppenheimer Creative Writing award at Wits in his first year, before pursuing a career in sales.
His debut novel was published by Human and Rousseau in 2014. By Any Means went on to be long listed in the Etisalat Literary Award and was included in many lists for the best African books of 2014.
His second novel, In the Midst of Wolves will be published by Penguin Random House. It will be on sale from 1 October 2019.
Kurt currently resides in Johannesburg with his wife and two children.

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Average rating: 4.19 · 108 ratings · 37 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	In the Midst of Wolves 4.13 avg rating — 61 ratings — 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
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	By any means 4.17 avg rating — 6 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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It is with great joy that I confirm the release of my new book, In the Midst of Wolves, on 1 October 2019 - published by Penguin Random House.

It is a dark, psychological thriller that combines Western belief with African mysticism. It also introduces a character who I've being aching to unleash onto the world. Nick Creed (Those of you who've read By Any Means might remember other character Read more of this blog post »

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Published on September 24, 2019 23:22 • Tags: crime-thriller-african

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