Zoë Wicomb

Zoe
Wicomb

Years: 2010

Zoë Wicomb is a South African writer. Her critical work focuses on South African writing and culture. Her fiction includes You Can’t Get Lost in Cape Town, David’s Story, Playing in the Light, short stories in various collections, and her latest novel, The One that Got Away. She is an Emeritus Professor at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow.

Zoë Wicomb is a South African writer. Her critical work focuses on South African writing and culture. Her fiction includes You Can’t Get Lost in Cape Town, David’s Story, Playing in the Light, short stories in various collections, and her latest novel, The One that Got Away. She is an Emeritus Professor at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow.

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