Kgebetli Moele
Kgebetli Moele | |
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| Born | Polokwane, South Africa |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Language | English |
| Alma mater | Tshebela High School, UNISA[1] |
| Notable awards | South African Literary Award, Herman Charles Bosman prize, |
Kgebetli Moele is a South African writer born in Polokwane, South Africa, best known for his novels Room 207, UNTITLED and The Book of the Dead.[2][3]
Moele's first book, Room 207, was published in 2006 and went on to win first prize for both the University of Johannesburg prize[4] and the Herman Charles Bosman Prize.[5] In 2010 he won the South African Literary Award for his second book The Book of the Dead.
In 2011, he participated in the International Writing Program (IWP) Fall Residency at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, IA.[6]
Bibliography
[edit]Moele's published work consists of general fiction novels.
- Room 207 (2006)ISBN 0-79-570234-5
- The Book of the Dead (2009) ISBN 0-79-570288-4
- Untitled (2013) ISBN 0-79-570494-1
References
[edit]- ^ "Kgebetli Moele Biographical info". Kwela Books. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
- ^ "Untitled: an extract from Kgebetli Moele's latest novel". Ground Up. 4 February 2014. Archived from the original on 5 September 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
- ^ Jane Rosenthal (24 January 2014). "Untitled: Prey to ?his decay". Mail and Guardian. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
- ^ "Room 207: General Fiction". Kwela. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ^ "Book awards: Herman Charles Bosman Prize". Library Thing. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ^ "2011 Resident Participants | The International Writing Program". iwp.uiowa.edu. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
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