"In her ambitious third novel, Wicomb explores South Africa’s history through a woman’s attempt to answer questions...... more

"A tremendous achievement and a huge step in the remaking of the South African novel."--J. M Coetzee... more

The South African novel of identity that "deserves a wide audience on a par with Nadine Gordimer."... more

Africa The most significant nonfiction writings of Zo Wicomb, one of South Africa s leading authors and intellectuals, are...... more

origins, they had managed to pass as white. Young Winston Wicomb, however, was far too dark to fit in and had to be hidden...... more

By the Windham Campbell Prize winner. Set in a beautifully rendered 1990s Cape Town, Zo Wicomb s celebrated novel...... more

Scotsman) Zoe Wicomb--who received one of the first Donald Windham-Sandy M. Campbell Literature Prizes for lifetime...... more

The appearance of Zoe Wicomb s first set of short stories, You Can t Get Lost in Cape Town, precipitated the founding...... more

Set in a beautifully rendered 1990s Cape Town, Zoëml; Wicomb’s celebrated novel revolves around Marion Campbell, who...... more

You Can’t Get Lost in Cape Town is among the only works of fiction to explore the experience of "Col... more