Topic
South African Literature
5 reading guides and book lists curated by the Editors Reads team.
5 posts
Where to Start with Nadine Gordimer: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Nadine Gordimer — whether to begin with Burger's Daughter, July's People, or The Conservationist. A complete guide to the Nobel laureate.
Where to Start with Nelson Mandela: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Nelson Mandela — how to approach Long Walk to Freedom, his autobiography tracing a Transkei childhood through 27 years of imprisonment to liberation. A complete reading guide.
Where to Start with Susan David: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Susan David — how to approach Emotional Agility, her research-backed framework for moving through difficult emotions with flexibility and self-compassion rather than suppression or rumination. A complete reading guide.
Where to Start with Trevor Noah: A Reading Guide
Where to start with Trevor Noah — how to approach Born a Crime, his essential memoir about growing up in apartheid South Africa. A complete reading guide.
Where to Start with J.M. Coetzee: A Reading Guide
Where to start with J.M. Coetzee — whether to begin with Disgrace, Waiting for the Barbarians, or Life and Times of Michael K. A complete reading guide.
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