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Zoë Wicomb grew up in a so-called ‘coloured’ community in Namaqualand in South Africa. She emigrated to Great Britain, and returned to teach at the University of the Western Cape in 1990. Currently she teaches at the University of Strathclyde in Scotland. Her collection of short stories, The One That Got Away (2008), and her novel Playing in the Light (2006) have been shortlisted for the Commonwealth Prize. Her novel David’s Story was awarded the prestigious M-Net Book Prize in the English ca...Zoë Wicomb grew up in a so-called ‘coloured’ community in Namaqualand in South Africa. She emigrated to Great Britain, and returned to teach at the University of the Western Cape in 1990. Currently she teaches at the University of Strathclyde in Scotland. Her collection of short stories, The One That Got Away (2008), and her novel Playing in the Light (2006) have been shortlisted for the Commonwealth Prize. Her novel David’s Story was awarded the prestigious M-Net Book Prize in the English category of South African novels in 2001.» weiterlesen» einklappen

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Englisch