Books by Dan Sleigh
“Looking at the novel’s almost 800 pages and small font, one can feel quite daunted. But what Dr Sleigh managed to do was to create a compelling narrative out of a painful and problematic history, doing so with nuance and sensitivity, yet never relinquishing the historical facts.” Read more...
The Best Historical Fiction Set in South Africa
Karen Jennings, Novelist
Interviews where books by Dan Sleigh were recommended
The Best Historical Fiction Set in South Africa, recommended by Karen Jennings
To live and to write in South Africa is to engage with history, explains Karen Jennings, the acclaimed novelist and co-creator of the Island Prize for South African writers. Here, she recommends five historical fiction books set in South Africa for those who would like to improve their understanding of the country’s complex past.




