Africa
South Africa
2 authors in the ranking·2 rated books·3 books set here
South African authors in the reader ranking include Trevor Noah, whose “Born a Crime” (2016) recalls his childhood in the country, and Bryce Courtenay, who was born in South Africa and emigrated to Australia in 1958. Books set here include J. M. Coetzee’s “Disgrace” (1999), winner of the Booker Prize. Nadine Gordimer received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1991 and Coetzee in 2003.
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