LC control no. | n 87920438 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Personal name heading | Malan, Rian |
Other standard no. | 9896250 |
Associated place | Los Angeles (Calif.) |
Birth date | 1954 |
Place of birth | Johannesburg (South Africa) |
Profession or occupation | Authors Journalists |
Found in | His My traitor's heart, c1989: CIP title page (Rian Malan) galley (descendant of Hugenot settlers in South Africa) book jacket (born in South Africa in 1954) jonathanball.co.za WWW viewed July 10, 2020: Rian Malan ((born 1954 in Johannesburg) is an author, journalist, documentarian and songwriter. He first rose to prominence as the author of the memoir My Traitor's Heart, which, like the bulk of his work, deals with South African society in a historical and contemporary perspective and focuses on racial relations. To avoid conscription, which was compulsory for all white males, he moved to Los Angeles in 1977 and worked as a journalist. As a journalist, he has written for major newspapers in South Africa, Great Britain and the USA) <http://www.jonathanball.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4107&Itemid=6> |
Associated language | eng |