CITY · SOUTH AFRICABooks set in Johannesburg
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11 books · 9 authors · 1948–2010
11 books here
Most-set authors
Ivan Vladislavić (2) · Niq Mhlongo (2) · André Brink (1) · Nadine Gordimer (1) · Alan Paton (1) · Bryce Courtenay (1)
Genres
literary fiction (6) · historical fiction (1)
Books set here
Set in Johannesburg (9)
Burger's Daughter
Nadine Gordimer
Soweto Uprising context, Burger home
Cry, the Beloved Country
Alan Paton
Kumalo journey, apartheid city
Portrait with Keys
Ivan Vladislavić
city-wide portrait, late 1990s
After Tears
Niq Mhlongo
Soweto township, homecoming
Room 207
Kgebetli Moele
Hillbrow flat, six friends
The Restless Supermarket
Ivan Vladislavić
Hillbrow cafe, transition era
Welcome to Our Hillbrow
Phaswane Mpe
Hillbrow, post-apartheid Joburg
Zoo City
Lauren Beukes
Zoo City, main setting
Dog Eat Dog
Niq Mhlongo
Soweto home, Wits student life
Also featuring Johannesburg (2)
Nearby books
Room 207
Kgebetli Moele
2 km · Hillbrow
The Restless Supermarket
Ivan Vladislavić
2 km · Hillbrow
Welcome to Our Hillbrow
Phaswane Mpe
2 km · Hillbrow
Zoo City
Lauren Beukes
2 km · Hillbrow
Dog Eat Dog
Niq Mhlongo
2 km · University of the Witwatersrand
A Dry White Season
André Brink
20 km · Soweto
After Tears
Niq Mhlongo
21 km · Chiawelo
The Promise
Damon Galgut
53 km · Pretoria