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Peter Abrahams

Rehane Abrahams , (1970–)

Tatamkulu Afrika , born in Egypt ( 1920 – 2002 )

Shabbir Banoobhai (1949– )

Mark Behr South Africa/Tanzania

K.S. Bongela

Herman Charles Bosman ( 1905 – 1951 )

Lawrence Bransby , Taught English at Ixopo H. S. 1980s & 1990s

Breyten Breytenbach (1939– )

Andre Brink

Dennis Brutus

J.M. Coetzee , awarded the 2003 Nobel Prize in Literature (1940– )

Bryce Courtenay (1933– )

Jeremy Cronin ( 1949 – )

Patrick Cullinan (1932– )

Achmat Dangor (1948– )

Ingrid De Kok (1951– )

Rolfes Robert Reginald Dhlomo ( 1901 – 1971 )

Sandile Dikeni

Modikwe Dikobe

J.C. Dlamini

C.J. Driver ,

John L. Dube

K. Sello Duiker (1974–2005)

Ahmed Essop

Tony Eprile born Johannesburg, lives in U.S.

Ruth First ( 1925 – 1982 )

Charles Fourie

Lynne Freed

Athol Fugard (1932– )

Sheila Fugard , born in England (1932– )

Magema Fuze

Damon Galgut

Nadine Gordimer , awarded the 1991 Nobel Prize in Literature (1923– )

Jeremy Gordin

Stephen Gray , ( 1941 – )

Mafika Gwala ( 1946 – )

Bessie Head , born in South Africa but usually seen as a Botswanan writer ( 1937 – 1986 )

Manu Herbstein ( 1936 – )

Bruce Hewett

Christopher Hope , ( 1944 – )

Emma Huismans ,

Alfred Hutchinson ( 1924 – 1972 )

Noni Jabuvi (1919?/1921?– )

Rayda Jacobs

Ashraf Jamal

Fhazel Johennesse ( 1956 – )

J.J.R. Jolobe

Archibald Campbell Jordan

Elsa Joubert , ( 1922 – )

Farida Karodia ( 1942 – )

Anne Kellas , also connected with Australia ( 1951 – )

Antjie Krog

Mazisi Kunene

Ellen Kuzwayo ( 1914 – 2006 )

Alex La Guma ( 1925 – 1985 )

David Lambkin

Anne Landsman

David Robert Lewis ( 1968 –)

Colleen Lindsay , also connected with Mauritius

Douglas Livingstone , born in Malaysia ( 1932 – 1996 )

Sindiwe Magona , ( 1943 – )

Arthur Maimane ( 1932 – )

N.J. Makhaye

Nelson Mandela ( 1918 – )

Chris Mann

Maishe Maponya

Eugène Marais

Andrew Martens

John Mateer , also connected with Australia )

Todd Matshikiza ( 1921 ?– 1968 )

Don Mattera ( 1935 – )

James McClure

Zakes Mda

John Van Melle , born in the Netherlands ( 1887 – 1953 )

Albert Memmi

(1951– ) awarded the ATKV prose prize (2002, 2003); Le Grand Prix de Littérature Policière (2003); Le prix Mystère de la critique (2004)

Gcina Mhlophe ( 1959 – )

Leonard Mncwango

Bloke Modisane ( 1924 – 1986 )

Benjamin Moloise

Casey Motsisi ,

Phaswane Mpe , ( 1970 – 2004 )

Es'kia (Ezekiel) Mphahlele ( 1919 – )

Samuel E.K. Mqhayi

Oswald Mtshali

Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa

Phumasilwe Myeni

Godfrey Mzamane

Mbulelo Mzamane

Njabulo Ndebele ( 1948 – )

J.K. Ngubane

Mike Nicol ( 1951 – )

Marlene Van Niekerk

Lewis Nkosi ( 1936 – )

Arthur Nortje ( 1942 – 1970 )

C.S.Z. Ntuli

D.B.Z. Ntuli

Sibusiso Nyembezi

Diederik Johannes Opperman (1914– )

Essop Patel

Alan Paton ( 1903 – 1988 )

Sol T. Plaatje

Menan Du Plessis ( 1952 – )

Laurens Van Der Post

Z.S. Qangule

Richard Rive

Sheila Roberts ( 1937 – )

Mary Sadler ( 1941 – )

Riana Scheepers

Alan Scholefield

Olive Schreiner , ( 1855 – 1920 )

Tembela Sekele , also connected with Lesotho

Sipho Sepamla ( 1932 – )

Mongane Wally Serote , ( 1944 – )

Gillian Slovo

Adam Small

Russell Smith , born South Africa, raised and lives in Canada

Wilbur Smith ( 1932 – )

Kelwyn Sole

Wilma Stockenstrom ( 1933 – )

Can Themba ( 1924 – 1969 )

Miriam Tlali ( 1933 – )

Charles Van Onselen

Benedict Vilakazi

Lettie Viljoen ( 1948 – )

Ivan Vladislivic ( 1957 – )

Graham Walker

Stephen Watson ( 1955 – )

Zoe Wicomb ( 1948 – )

Christopher Van Wyk

Makhosazana Xaba

Muntu Xulu

Rose Zwi , born in Mexico

SEE ALSO

South African Literature

South African Poetry

List Of South African Poets

REFERENCES

Gray, Stephen (Ed.) ''Modern South African Poetry'', AD. Donker, 1984 ISBN 0 86852 056 X