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✔1. 144 by Joe Pringle
✔2. Timeless by Gail Carriger
3. Inkarna by Nerine Dorman
4. The Pegasus Project by Daphne Olivier
✔5. Apocalypse Now Now
✔6. The Archaeology of Southern Africa
✔7. The Three
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7/101. Lost Empire by Clive Cussler - at least half of the action takes place in Africa
2. Blood River: A Journey to Africa's Broken Heart
3. Commando: A Boer Journal Of The Boer War
4. The Night Of Knives
5. In the Company of Cheerful Ladies
6. Flamingo Feather
7. If This Be Treason: Helen Joseph's Dramatic Account of the Treason Trial, the Longest in South Africa's History and One of the Strangest Trials of the 20th Century
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1 Completed The Shining Girls
2 Completed Zoo City
3 Completed Young Blood
4 Completed Thinking Up a Hurricane
5 Completed Long Walk to Freedom
6 Completed A Carrion Death
7 Completed Things Fall Apart
8 Completed The Sabi
9 Completed Beasts Of No Nation
10 Completed Aan die Sonkant
This sounds like a great challenge to be a part of! Count me in!!!
Hey guys I would like to be part of the challenge but my problem is that I do not know any African authors because all I have been fed is the American books no offense intended. In short can I have list of those authors and maybe recommendations for my first book to read :)
Here are some that I have read or plan to read (mostly science fiction and fantasy):Lauren Beukes
S.L. Grey
Nnedi Okorafor
Louis Greenberg
Sarah Lotz
Charlie Human
Cat Hellisen
S.A. Partridge
Mary Watson
Lily Herne
thank you let the challenge resume since it began in October
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Some thrillers include:
Deon Meyer
Michael Stanley
Margie Orford
I also enjoy Zakes Mda.
If you want a more extensive African list, take a look here https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/97. Check the bookshelf in the top right hand section of the group.
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Dear Members,I am a South African author and want to know if my book has a platform in this group. If yes, I will give details.
A South African for South Africans
I see you've already posted the details in the Author Promotion thread, but you can link to your book's page here as well since it's a relevant topic and others have asked for recommendations.
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Yes to both. It seems Crilley also lived most of his life in SA since he moved there when he was 8. Sarah Lotz is also considered a South African author although she was born in the UK.
All righty - thanks for the reminder Lu... I would have forgotten about this one and I actually have read a few books that apply. Will come update them here when I get a chance!
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Books mentioned in this topic
The Three (other topics)Aan die Sonkant (other topics)
The Sabi (other topics)
Beasts of No Nation (other topics)
If this be treason: Helen Joseph's dramatic account of the treason trial, the longest in South Africa's history and one of the strangest trials of the 20th century (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Paul Crilley (other topics)Margie Orford (other topics)
Michael Stanley (other topics)
Deon Meyer (other topics)
Zakes Mda (other topics)
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Both novels and short story collections are allowed. Books must be at least 150 pages long to count.
The challenge will run from 1 October 2013 to 30 June 2014.
Happy Reading!