Biographies

This is the place for true South Africa biographies only and therefore here the biography is separated from memoirs and the writings of witnesses to history.

Set Descending Direction

Heavens Things

Heavens Things - A Story of the /Xam: Two groups of individuals from vastly different backgrounds work together with a sense of mutual respect and co-operation. Learn More
13844
In stock
€16.00 *

C.G. Büttner. Missionar, Sprachforscher und Politiker in der deutschen Kolonialbewegung

Biographie: Carl Gotthilf Büttner (1884-1893) war Herero-Missionar, Sprachforscher und Politiker in der deutschen Kolonialbewegung. Learn More
05-0288
In stock
€24.80 *

My Dad – By South African Sons

A collection of stories about things said and not left unsaid Learn More
26028
In stock
€28.50 *

Brett Kebble - The Inside Story

Investigates Kebble’s dark secrets and explores his relationships with some of South Africa’s ‘new elite’ Learn More
23502
In stock
€29.95 *

Timeless Encounters. Fritz Krampe, a painter’s life in Africa

The biography Timeless Encounters tells the life and work of painter Fritz Krampe in South West Africa. Learn More
11034
In stock
€49.95 *

A Life in Transition. Alex Boraine

Alex Boraine's fascinating life of fighting injustice in South Africa. Learn More
23001
In stock
€35.00 *

Vom Krämerbuben zum Brotmillionär

Lebenserinnerungen eines oberbayrischen Bäckermeisters und Unternehmers in Südafrika und Namibia Learn More
23504
In stock
€19.80 *

The Small Matter of a Horse: The Life of Nongoloza Mathebula

The small matter of a horse: The life of Nongoloza Mathebula 1867–1948 tells how a young man became a hardened criminal. Learn More
23511
In stock
€12.50 *

Seven Khoi Lives: Cape Biographies of the Seventeenth Century

Seven Khoi Lives Cape Biographies of the Seventeenth Century reports from a time when the Khoikhoi tried to find a way of co-operating with the Europeans. Learn More
23512
In stock
€19.50 *

Publish and be Damned. Two Decades of Scandals

Publish and be Damned tells a woman's career in investigative journalism in South Africa, uncovering two decades of political and criminal scandals. Learn More
23508
In stock
€19.95 *

Platinum, Gold and Diamonds. The story of Hans Merensky’s discovery

This biography of Hans Merensky’s tells far more about this successful geologist than about his successful mining of platinum, gold and diamonds only. Learn More
23035
In stock
€26.80 *

Dapper kinders van Suid-Afrika

Dapper kinders van Suid-Afrika eer die bekende en minder bekende heldhaftige kinders in die geskiedenis van Suid-Afrika. Learn More
23517
In stock
€23.50 *

Lady Trader. A Biography of Mrs Sarah Heckford

Lady Trader brings remarkable Sarah Heckford to life in a riveting South African biography. Learn More
23514
In stock
€21.50 *

Anton van Wouw: The smaller works

Van Wouw’s smaller works are reinterpreted and re-evaluated by the eminent professor Alexander E. Duffey. Learn More
23033
In stock
€39.95 *

The Passion for Reason. Essays in Honour of Frederik Van Zyl Slabbert

Various well known authers have contributed essays in honour of Frederik Van Zyl Slabbert in The Passion for Reason. Learn More
23526
In stock
€18.50 *

Zuma: A biography

This biography of Zuma covers his whole live but the main focus remains on the last eight years until 2010. Learn More
24011
In stock
€14.80 *

Captured in time: Five centuries of South African writing

Five centuries of South African writing is represented by the collection of historcial snippets in Captured in time. Learn More
23045
In stock
€25.50 *

Crossing the borders of power: The memoirs of Colin Eglin

In Crossing the Borders of Power, his memoirs, Colin Eglin recalls an active life as a politician in South Africa. Learn More
24040
In stock
€19.95 *

Strooidak en Toring

In Strooidak en Toring, Izak de Villiers, welkbekend as digter en skrywer, kyk terug op 'n lewe en loopbaan wat met hoogtepunte besaai is. Learn More
23532
In stock
€22.50 *

Überlebenskampf in der Namib. Erlebnisse des Frachtfahrers Adriaan Esterhuizen

Überlebenskampf in der Namiba ist die Biografie von Adriaan Esterhuizen, einem Frachtfahrer in Südwestafrika in der Zeit nach 1900. Learn More
13554
In stock
€19.95 *

The Free Diary of Albie Sachs

The Free Diary of Albie Sachs describes the years of a South African in European exile. Learn More
26096
In stock
€19.95 *

Black Jerusalem

Black Jerusalem is a mostly funny journey of pitching for new business in South Africa's first black advertising agency. Learn More
26097
In stock
€19.95 *

Touch My Blood

As a teenager Fred Khumalo greeted his friends with a handshake and the words 'touch my blood'. It implied friendship and trust. Learn More
23501
In stock
€17.80 *

The Unexploded Boer

Written in an electric and hilarious style, The Unexploded Boer is destined to become a cult classic. Learn More
26053
In stock
€19.95 *
Spinner

-- Ende der Produktliste --

-- keine weiteren Produkte --

weitere Produkte