Memoir Literature

Many hundred memoirs have been published in the history of literature of South Africa. Many of them are still in print while others may be available in our antiquarian sections only.

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Die opkoms en ondergang van die NG Kerk

Die opkoms en ondergang van die Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk NGK in die suidelike Afrika. Learn More
23023
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€19.95 *

Angolsh. Scenes from an army camp

Written with humour and humanity, Angolsh: Scenes from an army camp, evokes the atmosphere of South Africa's 1970s. Learn More
23510
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€16.80 *

Postadresse Südatlantik

Postadresse Südatlantik: Erinnerungen eines Auswanderers an Südwestafrika und zwanzig Jahre Unterwegssein mit einer Segeljacht. Learn More
13572
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€18.00 *

Interlude in Switzerland

Interlude in Switzerland: The Story of the South African Refugee-soldiers in the Alps During the Second World War. Learn More
07-0003
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€79.95 *

The Search for Puma 164: Operation Uric and the Assault on Mapai

The successful search for the crash site of a SAAF Puma helicopter during Operation Uric and the assault on Mapai in Mozambik on 06.09.1979. Learn More
07-0353
Available in April 2024. Pre-order here.
€49.95 *

Nostalgic Reflections. Short Stories about South Africa and Abroad

Paul J. J. Smith's nostalgic Reflections consist of short stories about South Africa and travels abroad with an occasion in traditional life. Learn More
23506
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€19.95 *

I-Tjieng: 'n GPS vir verdwaalde siele

In i-Tjieng praat die wysheid jou taal en is jou “GPS vir verdwaalde siele”. Learn More
26228
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€19.95 *

Lost and found in Johannesburg

Lost and Found in Johannesburg presents a new way of understanding race and sexuality, heritage and otherness in South Africa. Learn More
23569
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€19.95 *

Bouch: Through my eyes

Bouch: Through my eyes is the memoirs of a South African cricket player with remarkable sporting prowess. Learn More
23568
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€16.80 *

The sword and the pen: Six decades on the political frontier

The Sword and the Pen: Six decades on the political frontie is an excellent book about an extraordinary life in extraordinary times. Learn More
24056
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€22.40 *

Bewys van die Hemel

Bewys van die Hemel is 'n aangrypende verhaal, uniek in die literatuur oor geestelike ervarings, wat die manier waarop ons ons rol in die heelal verstaan, mag verander. Learn More
26221
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€22.50 *

Unconventional reminiscences

Unconventional Reminiscences describes true social history enhanced by adventure in a readable, riveting style. Learn More
23565
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€14.80 *

The Trouble with Africa: Stories from a safari camp

The Trouble with Africa: wonderful stories of life in Zambia by a German married to the daughter of the man responsible for a safari camp in eastern Zambia. Learn More
26205
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€16.80 *

Catch me a killer

Catch me a killer tells the true story of Micki Pistorius as a South African profiler solving more than 30 serial murders cases. Learn More
26203
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€15.80 *

Khayelitsha: A uMlungu in a township

Non fiction: Khayelitsha. A uMlungu in a Township. A white South African makes himself home in a fully black dwelling area outside Cape Town. Learn More
20200
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€11.50 *

Grave murder: The story of the brutal Welkom killing

The report 'Grave murder' tells the story of the gruesome and brutal Welkom (South Africa) killings in April 2011. Learn More
26195
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€19.95 *

Return to Camdeboo: A century's Karoo foods and flavours

''Return to Camdeboo: A century's Karoo foods and flavours' as well as late Eve Palmer's previous memoir, 'The plains of Camdeboo', is a wonderful and soulful read. Learn More
26191
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€19.95 *

The plains of Camdeboo

Lovingly described in her classic book of the Karoo, The Plains of Camdeboo, Eve Palmer introduces to the quintessential Karoo farm and her home Cranmere. Learn More
26190
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€19.95 *

Elephantoms: Tracking the elephant

Part meditation on an elusive animal, part evocation of the power of place, 'Elephantoms: Tracking the elephant' presents an alluring mix of the mysteries of nature and the wonders of childhood. Learn More
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€19.95 *

Judas goat: Betrayal for the sake of survival

'Judas goat: Betrayal for the sake of survival' takes the reader on a failed operation of the South African Special Forces in Angola and a journey of hardship and suffering. Learn More
23564
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€24.50 *

Huilwater: 30 stories in die langpad

Huilwater is 'n bundel van 30 stories deur Dr. Louis Bothma. Hy vertel van sy kindertyd in die Boesmanland, studentejare, van vriende, loopbaan en interessante karakters wat sy lewenspad gekruis het. Learn More
23563
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€26.80 *

Mahlangeni: Stories of a game ranger's family

Highly entertaining stories of a ranger's family in Mahlangeni, one of the most remote ranger stations in the Kruger National Park. Learn More
23562
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€16.80 *

I have life: Alison's journey

The triumphant yet true story of a South African woman who refused to become a victim. Learn More
23531
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€16.80 *

From playground to prostitute

From playground to prostitute is based on a true South African story of salvation. Learn More
26177
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€16.80 *
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