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South Africa's dramatic landscapes and complex history come alive through powerful stories of struggle, reconciliation, and transformation. Here you'll find intimate portraits of iconic leaders like Nelson Mandela alongside moving accounts of ordinary people navigating the nation's journey from apartheid to democracy.

South Africa Book Summaries

Tsotsi Summary
Tsotsi
by Athol Fugard 1979 232 pages
3.59
2.1K ratings
Africa
South Africa
Contemporary
Hlomu the Wife Summary
Hlomu the Wife
by Dudu Busani-Dube 2020
4.41
3.4K ratings
Romance
Love
Romantic
Cry, the Beloved Country Summary
Cry, the Beloved Country
by Alan Paton 1948 316 pages
3.92
78.0K ratings
Classics
Historical Fiction
South Africa
Long Walk to Freedom Summary
Long Walk to Freedom
by Nelson Mandela 1994 656 pages
4.36
91.5K ratings
Biography
History
Memoir
Indaba My Children Summary
Indaba My Children
by Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa 1964 696 pages
4.42
426 ratings
Africa
History
Mythology
Jock of the Bushveld Summary
Jock of the Bushveld
by J. Percy FitzPatrick 1907 280 pages
4.08
1.5K ratings
Africa
Classics
South Africa
Disgrace Summary
Disgrace
by J.M. Coetzee 1999 220 pages
3.86
113.0K ratings
Africa
South Africa
Classics
The Afrikaners Summary
The Afrikaners
Biography of a People
by Hermann Giliomee 2003 720 pages
4.17
130 ratings
History
Africa
South Africa
Long Walk to Freedom Summary
Long Walk to Freedom
by Nelson Mandela 1994 656 pages
4.36
91.5K ratings
Biography
History
Memoir
Nelson Mandela Summary
Nelson Mandela
A Biography
by Martin Meredith 1997 596 pages
4.16
336 ratings
Biography
Africa
History
Long Walk to Freedom - Volume 2 Summary
Long Walk to Freedom - Volume 2
1962 - 1994
by Nelson Mandela 2003 450 pages
4.41
572 ratings
Biography
History
Africa
The Boer War Summary
The Boer War
by Winston S. Churchill 1900 405 pages
4.13
120 ratings
History
Africa
South Africa
Good Morning, Mr. Mandela Summary
Good Morning, Mr. Mandela
by Zelda la Grange 2014 384 pages
3.80
1.4K ratings
Biography
Africa
Memoir
The Smell of Apples Summary
The Smell of Apples
by Mark Behr 1993 200 pages
3.55
1.3K ratings
South Africa
Africa
Historical Fiction
The Great Boer War Summary
The Great Boer War
by Byron Farwell 1976 532 pages
4.13
563 ratings
History
Africa
War
The Promise Summary
The Promise
by Damon Galgut 2021 293 pages
3.85
48.8K ratings
Historical Fiction
Africa
South Africa
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