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She is the author of The Shining Girls, a novel about a time-traveling serial killer and the survivor who turns the hunt around. It was published on 15 April 2013 by the Umuzi imprint of Random House Struik in South Africa, [4] [5] on 25 April 2013 by HarperCollins in the United Kingdom, [6] and on 4 June 2013 by Mulholland Books in the United States. [7]
The Shining Girls was published on 15 April 2013 by the Umuzi imprint of Random House Struik in South Africa, [3] [4] on 25 April 2013 by HarperCollins [5] in the United Kingdom, and on 4 June 2013 by Mulholland Books in the United States. [6] HarperCollins had won the international rights to the book in a bidding war with several other ...
The 2014 Reader's Den Free Comic Book Day event saw the launch of 15 new South African comic books, with some creators traveling from different parts of South Africa for the event. [5] The Reader's Den Free Comic Book Day event was replaced in 2016 with FanCon Cape Town Comic Con, an international comics convention that is held annually in April.
The following is a list of notable works of fiction which are set in South Africa: Age of Iron by J. M. Coetzee; Karoo Boy by Troy Blacklaws; Burger's Daughter by Nadine Gordimer; The Conservationist by Nadine Gordimer; Ah, But Your Land Is Beautiful by Alan Paton; Cry, The Beloved Country by Alan Paton; Too Late the Phalarope by Alan Paton ...
The Star of South Africa, also known as the Dudley Diamond, is a 47.69-carat (9.538 g) white diamond found by a Griqua shepherd in 1869 on the banks of the Orange River. The original stone, before cutting, weighed 83.5 carats (16.70 g). [ 1 ]
Great Seal of the Union – authorised by King George V in 1910, and used until 1937 on state documents signed by the Governor-General. [1]Royal Great Seal of the Union – authorised by the Royal Executive Functions and Seals Act 1934, and used until 1961 on state documents signed by the monarch on the advice of the South African government.
The Star of South Africa, post-nominal letters SSA, is a military decoration for merit which was instituted by the Union of South Africa from 1952 to 1975. It was awarded to general and flag officers of the South African Defence Force for exceptionally meritorious service.