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.

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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
19.07.25 (end of company holiday)
€16.00 *

My Dad – By South African Sons

A collection of stories about things said and not left unsaid Learn More
26028
19.07.25 (end of company holiday)
€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
19.07.25 (end of company holiday)
€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
19.07.25 (end of company holiday)
€49.95 *

A Life in Transition. Alex Boraine

Alex Boraine's fascinating life of fighting injustice in South Africa. Learn More
23001
19.07.25 (end of company holiday)
€35.00 *

Vom Krämerbuben zum Brotmillionär

Lebenserinnerungen eines oberbayrischen Bäckermeisters und Unternehmers in Südafrika und Namibia Learn More
23504
19.07.25 (end of company holiday)
€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
19.07.25 (end of company holiday)
€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
19.07.25 (end of company holiday)
€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
19.07.25 (end of company holiday)
€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
19.07.25 (end of company holiday)
€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
19.07.25 (end of company holiday)
€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
19.07.25 (end of company holiday)
€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
19.07.25 (end of company holiday)
€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
19.07.25 (end of company holiday)
€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
19.07.25 (end of company holiday)
€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
19.07.25 (end of company holiday)
€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
19.07.25 (end of company holiday)
€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
19.07.25 (end of company holiday)
€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
19.07.25 (end of company holiday)
€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
19.07.25 (end of company holiday)
€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
19.07.25 (end of company holiday)
€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
19.07.25 (end of company holiday)
€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
19.07.25 (end of company holiday)
€19.95 *

Life and Works: Charles Michell

Life and Works is a detailed researched account of the life and work of Charles Michell, the first surveyor-general and civil engineer of the South African Cape Colony. Learn More
21167
19.07.25 (end of company holiday)
€59.95 *
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