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A List of South African Books

I have never compiled a list of purely South African books about South Africa before. They are mainly non fiction, but there are a limited number of fiction books here too which are so realistic in the telling of their stories that they really are true to life.
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A Handful of Summers (Gordon Forbes)
A Handful of Summers
1
Gordon Forbes
The Soul of the White Ant (Eugène N. Marais)
The Soul of the White Ant
2
Eugène N. Marais
The Soul of the Ape (Eugene Marais)
The Soul of the Ape
3
Eugene Marais
Indaba, My Children (Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa)
Indaba, My Children
4
Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa
Africa My Witness (Credo Mutwa)
Africa My Witness
5
Credo Mutwa
Inland Tribes of Southern Africa (Peter Becker)
Inland Tribes of Southern Africa
6
Peter Becker
Path of Blood (Peter Becker)
Path of Blood
7
Peter Becker
South Africa Top Ten Book (Hlene Boardman)
South Africa Top Ten Book
8
Hlene Boardman
Animals of the Kruger Park (Keith Barnes)
Animals of the Kruger Park
9
Keith Barnes
A Century of Sundays (Sunday Times of South Africa)
A Century of Sundays
10
Sunday Times of South Africa
Like It Was (The Star)
Like It Was
11
The Star
Voices From Robben Island (Jurgen Chadeberg)
Voices From Robben Island
12
Jurgen Chadeberg
Johannesburg 100 Years (Johan Nesbitt)
Johannesburg 100 Years
13
Johan Nesbitt
Long Walk to Freedom (Nelson Mandela)
Long Walk to Freedom
14
Nelson Mandela
In No Uncertain Terms (Helen Suzman)
In No Uncertain Terms
15
Helen Suzman
Illustrated History of South Africa (Readers Digest)
Illustrated History of South Africa
16
Readers Digest
Illustrated Guide to Southern Africa (Readers Digest)
Illustrated Guide to Southern Africa
17
Readers Digest
The White Africans (Gerald L, Ange)
The White Africans
18
Gerald L, Ange
The Power of One (Bryce Courtenay)
The Power of One
19
Bryce Courtenay
Gold (Wilbur Smith)
Gold
20
Wilbur Smith
South Africa in the 20th Century (Peter Joyce)
South Africa in the 20th Century
21
Peter Joyce
Us (Pierre Crocquet)
Us
22
Pierre Crocquet
Cry the Beloved Country (Alan Paton)
Cry the Beloved Country
23
Alan Paton
A Country at War 1939-1945 (Jennifer Cryws-Williams)
A Country at War 1939-1945
24
Jennifer Cryws-Williams
The Missing Piece (Kevin Lings)
The Missing Piece
25
Kevin Lings
Jock of the Bushveld (Sir Percy Fitzpatrick)
Jock of the Bushveld
26
Sir Percy Fitzpatrick
Birds of Southern Africa (Kenneth Newman)
Birds of Southern Africa
27
Kenneth Newman
Seven Builders of Johannesburg (Juliet Konig)
Seven Builders of Johannesburg
28
Juliet Konig
Spud: Exit, Pursued by a Bear (John Van De Ruit)
Spud: Exit, Pursued by a Bear
29
John Van De Ruit
Faith Like Potatoes (Buchan, Angus)
Faith Like Potatoes
30
Buchan, Angus
The Passing Summer (Michael Cassidy)
The Passing Summer
31
Michael Cassidy
A Century of Grace (Stuart Vaughan)
A Century of Grace
32
Stuart Vaughan
Day in the Life of South Africa (Various)
Day in the Life of South Africa
33
Various
Day in the Life of the New South Africa (Various)
Day in the Life of the New South Africa
34
Various
The Spirit of Steam (A W Smith)
The Spirit of Steam
35
A W Smith
My Traitors Heart (Rian Malan)
My Traitors Heart
36
Rian Malan
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