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A young George Sand (real name "Amantine Lucile Dupin") William Sydney Porter, who went by the pen name O. Henry or Olivier Henry, in 1909. A pen name is a pseudonym (sometimes a particular form of the real name) adopted by an author (or on the author's behalf by their publishers).
A pseudonym is a name adopted by a person for a particular purpose, which differs from their true name. A pseudonym may be used by social activists or politicians for political purposes or by others for religious purposes. It may be a soldier's nom de guerre or an author's nom de plume.
This is a list of pen names used by notable authors of written work. A pen name or nom de plume is a pseudonym adopted by an author.A pen name may be used to make the author' name more distinctive, to disguise the author's gender, to distance the author from their other works, to protect the author from retribution for their writings, to combine more than one author into a single author, or ...
A pen name or nom-de-plume is a pseudonym (or, in some cases, a variant form of a real name) adopted by an author and printed on the title page or by-line of their works in place of their real name. A pen name may be used to make the author's name more distinctive, to disguise the author's gender, to distance the author from their other works ...
Tatamkhulu Afrika was born Mogamed Fu'ad Nasif [1] in Egypt to an Egyptian father and a Turkish mother, and came to South Africa as a very young child. Both his parents died of flu, and he was fostered by family friends under the name John Carlton. [1] He fought in World War II in the North African campaign and was captured at Tobruk. His ...
Peter Abrahams is one of South Africa's most prominent writers, [18] his works dealing with political and social issues, especially with racism. His novel Mine Boy (1946), one of the first works to bring him to critical attention, [ 19 ] and his memoir Tell Freedom (1954) [ 20 ] deal in part with apartheid . [ 21 ]
Zukiswa Wanner (born 1976) is a South African journalist, novelist and editor born in Zambia and now based in Kenya.Since 2006, when she published her first book, her novels have been shortlisted for awards including the South African Literary Awards (SALA) and the Commonwealth Writers' Prize.
Lesley Beake (born 1949) Mark Behr (born 1963), South Africa/Tanzania; Dricky Beukes (1918–1999) Lauren Beukes (born 1976) Steve Biko (1946–1977) Troy Blacklaws (born 1965) François Bloemhof (born 1962) Elleke Boehmer (born 1961) Dugmore Boetie (c.1924–1966) Stella Blakemore (1906–1991) William Bolitho (1891–1930) Diphete Bopape ...