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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 . Early life and education. Gillian Slovo was born on 15 March 1952 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Her family moved to London in 1964, as political exiles. [1] . Her family is Jewish. [2]
May 20, 2024 · Gillian Slovo: Has her writing exorcised demons? HARDtalk Stephen Sackur speaks to Gillian Slovo whose acclaimed fiction, plays and memoirs reflect an extraordinary backstory.
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 29 books on Goodreads with 7800 ratings. Gillian Slovo’s most popular book is Red Dust.
Novelist Gillian Slovo was born in 1952 in South Africa, the daughter of Joe Slovo, leader of the South African Communist party, and Ruth First, a journalist who was murdered in 1982. Gillian Slovo has lived in England since 1964, working as a writer, journalist and film producer.
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Gillian Slovo is an author and playwright who grew up as the daughter of two anti-apartheid activists in South Africa. She published her first novel in 1984, and found a career writing crime and thriller novels, before turning to works reflecting her South African identity.
Red Dust is a 2000 novel written by South African-born Gillian Slovo that is structured around the hearings of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) in the fictional town Smitsrivier. Its key theme centers around the question of truth.
