Books by Jonny Steinberg
Jonny Steinberg is a South African writer, scholar and journalist. In 2003, his book Midlands, which explores racial conflict in the post-apartheid countryside through an account of an unsolved murder, received South Africa’s most prestigious literary prize, the Sunday Times Alan Paton Award for non-fiction
“The author achieves incredible access to the inner workings of their relationship, thanks in part to the detailed transcripts prison guards took during Winnie’s visits to Nelson while he was imprisoned. That they exist at all offers some insight into the inhumanity of apartheid; the incredible cruelty suffered by Winnie and Nelson Mandela during their lives, drawn together in this impressive biography, offers yet more evidence.” Read more...
Award-Winning Biographies of 2024
Cal Flyn, Five Books Editor
“It’s the story of a kid, a Somali refugee.” Read more...
Ian Goldin, Economist
Interviews with Jonny Steinberg
The best books on Identity in South Africa, recommended by Jonny Steinberg
The journalist and author discusses five books with strikingly different interpretations of what it means to be South African today, whether black or white
Interviews where books by Jonny Steinberg were recommended
The best books on Immigration, recommended by Ian Goldin
What are the economic effects of immigration? Economist Ian Goldin, a professor at Oxford University and founding director of the Oxford Martin School, recommends books and explains.
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King: A Life
by Jonathan Eig -
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Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom
by Ilyon Woo -
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Winnie and Nelson: Portrait of a Marriage
by Jonny Steinberg -
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Monet: The Restless Vision
by Jackie Wullschläger -
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Traces of Enayat
by Iman Mersal, translated by Robin Moger -
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Fassbinder: Thousands of Mirrors
by Ian Penman
Award-Winning Biographies of 2024, recommended by Cal Flyn
Award-Winning Biographies of 2024, recommended by Cal Flyn
We asked Five Books deputy editor Cal Flyn to put together a concise round-up of notable biographies of 2024, comprising the winners of relevant literary awards from the United Kingdom and the United States. The list includes two biographies of married couples and an “unclassifiable” literary detective story tracking down details of a forgotten Egyptian poet.
