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Gillian Slovo (born 15 March 1952) is a South African-born writer who lives in the UK. She was a recipient of the Golden PEN Award.
May 20, 2024 · Gillian Slovo: Has her writing exorcised demons? Stephen Sackur speaks to Gillian Slovo whose acclaimed fiction, plays and memoirs reflect an extraordinary backstory. Show more.
Gillian Slovo has 29 books on Goodreads with 7800 ratings. Gillian Slovo’s most popular book is Red Dust.
Learn about the life and works of Gillian Slovo, a novelist and journalist who explores the intersection of personal and political in her fiction. Find out about her crime series, her memoir, her Orange Prize-shortlisted novel and her latest book.
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Gillian Slovo has lived in England since 1964, working as a writer, journalist and film producer. Her first novel, Morbid Symptoms (1984), began a series of crime fiction featuring female detective Kate Baeier.
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May 10, 2024 · South African-born novelist and playwright Gillian Slovo, whose parents were anti-apartheid activists, compares the Gaza solidarity encampments to the anti-apartheid movement of the 1980s. She argues that divestment is a peaceful way to challenge Israeli apartheid and occupation and that media should cover the issue fairly.
Gillian Slovo has published thirteen novels, a family memoir and has also written three verbatim plays. She started in crime, writing five novels featuring her detective Kate Baeier, before branching out into narrative driven literary fiction.
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