Best Books Set in South Africa

1.
Cry, the Beloved Country
Cry, the Beloved Country 3.92 avg rating β€” 78,543 ratings
2.
A Dry White Season
A Dry White Season 4.06 avg rating β€” 4,359 ratings
3.
The Covenant
The Covenant 4.22 avg rating β€” 21,710 ratings
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Disgrace
Disgrace 3.86 avg rating β€” 114,211 ratings
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King Solomon's Mines (Allan Quatermain, #1)
King Solomon's Mines (Allan Quatermain, #1) 3.79 avg rating β€” 51,860 ratings
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The Yearning
The Yearning 4.06 avg rating β€” 498 ratings
7.
Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography
Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 4.18 avg rating β€” 16,375 ratings
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Waiting for the Barbarians
Waiting for the Barbarians 3.93 avg rating β€” 34,744 ratings
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The Rhino Crash
The Rhino Crash 4.19 avg rating β€” 153 ratings
10.
Long Walk to Freedom
Long Walk to Freedom 4.36 avg rating β€” 92,325 ratings
11.
July's People
July's People 3.51 avg rating β€” 8,096 ratings
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Biko
Biko 4.24 avg rating β€” 1,470 ratings
13.
The Heart of Redness
The Heart of Redness
by: Zakes Mda
3.72 avg rating β€” 1,627 ratings
14.
Six Feet of the Country
Six Feet of the Country 3.95 avg rating β€” 346 ratings
15.
The Power of One (The Power of One, #1)
The Power of One (The Power of One, #1) 4.36 avg rating β€” 93,091 ratings
16.
Spud (Spud, #1)
Spud (Spud, #1) 4.09 avg rating β€” 7,151 ratings
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Beauty's Gift
Beauty's Gift 3.81 avg rating β€” 131 ratings
18.
Burger's Daughter
Burger's Daughter 3.50 avg rating β€” 2,264 ratings
19.
Life & Times of Michael K
Life & Times of Michael K 3.87 avg rating β€” 20,651 ratings
20.
The Serpentine Road (Col Vaughn de Vries #2)
The Serpentine Road (Col Vaughn de Vries #2) 4.07 avg rating β€” 219 ratings
21.
Zoo City
Zoo City 3.62 avg rating β€” 11,529 ratings
22.
Waiting for the Rain
Waiting for the Rain 3.57 avg rating β€” 579 ratings
23.
Tsotsi
Tsotsi 3.59 avg rating β€” 2,097 ratings
24.
The Story of an African Farm
The Story of an African Farm 3.53 avg rating β€” 3,027 ratings
25.
Coconut
Coconut 3.65 avg rating β€” 1,922 ratings
26.
The Butterfly Lion
The Butterfly Lion 4.08 avg rating β€” 12,273 ratings
27.
Held at Ransom: A Story of Colonial Life
Held at Ransom: A Story of Colonial Life 0.00 avg rating β€” 0 ratings
28.
Embrace
Embrace
by: Mark Behr
3.90 avg rating β€” 100 ratings
29.
Devil's Peak (Benny Griessel, #1)
Devil's Peak (Benny Griessel, #1) 4.05 avg rating β€” 5,270 ratings
29.
Blood Safari (Lemmer #1)
Blood Safari (Lemmer #1) 3.90 avg rating β€” 3,780 ratings
31.
The Reactive
The Reactive 3.38 avg rating β€” 396 ratings
32.
One Round Moon and a Star for Me
One Round Moon and a Star for Me 3.40 avg rating β€” 30 ratings
33.
The Elephant Whisperer
The Elephant Whisperer 4.50 avg rating β€” 31,515 ratings
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The Smell of Apples
The Smell of Apples
by: Mark Behr
3.55 avg rating β€” 1,292 ratings
35.
Bitter Fruit
Bitter Fruit 3.30 avg rating β€” 1,242 ratings
36.
Moffie
Moffie 4.26 avg rating β€” 395 ratings
37.
Stones for My Father
Stones for My Father 3.60 avg rating β€” 264 ratings
38.
A Beautiful Place to Die (Detective Emmanuel Cooper, #1)
A Beautiful Place to Die (Detective Emmanuel Cooper, #1) 3.89 avg rating β€” 3,971 ratings
39.
Country of My Skull: Guilt, Sorrow, and the Limits of Forgiveness in the New South Africa
Country of My Skull: Guilt, Sorrow, and the Limits of Forgiveness in the New South Africa 4.09 avg rating β€” 3,243 ratings
40.
My Children Have Faces
My Children Have Faces 4.07 avg rating β€” 149 ratings
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The Spiral House
The Spiral House 3.65 avg rating β€” 113 ratings
42.
Piggy Boy's Blues
Piggy Boy's Blues 3.56 avg rating β€” 75 ratings
43.
Ways of Dying (Toloki #1)
Ways of Dying (Toloki #1)
by: Zakes Mda
3.89 avg rating β€” 1,940 ratings
44.
Triomf
Triomf 3.85 avg rating β€” 717 ratings
45.
The First Rule of Survival (Col Vaughn de Vries, #1)
The First Rule of Survival (Col Vaughn de Vries, #1) 3.94 avg rating β€” 474 ratings
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South Africa's High Treason Club: The White Separatist Boeremag Conspirators on Trial
South Africa's High Treason Club: The White Separatist Boeremag Conspirators on Trial it was amazing 5.00 avg rating β€” 4 ratings
45.
The Affair
The Affair 3.50 avg rating β€” 3,215 ratings
45.
The Quiet Violence of Dreams
The Quiet Violence of Dreams 4.34 avg rating β€” 376 ratings
45.
Thembe's Cloth
Thembe's Cloth 4.68 avg rating β€” 31 ratings
45.
This Book Betrays My Brother
This Book Betrays My Brother 3.76 avg rating β€” 336 ratings
45.
The Covenant
The Covenant 0.00 avg rating β€” 0 ratings
45.
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #1)
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #1) 3.81 avg rating β€” 273,171 ratings
53.
Dance with a Poor Man's Daughter
Dance with a Poor Man's Daughter 3.91 avg rating β€” 393 ratings
53.
What Will People Say?
What Will People Say? 4.16 avg rating β€” 154 ratings
53.
Snake
Snake 4.36 avg rating β€” 14 ratings
53.
My Son's Story
My Son's Story 3.61 avg rating β€” 1,809 ratings
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Southern Cross
Southern Cross 3.20 avg rating β€” 5 ratings
53.
Precious and the Monkeys (Precious Ramotswe's Very First Cases, #1)
Precious and the Monkeys (Precious Ramotswe's Very First Cases, #1) 3.86 avg rating β€” 3,436 ratings
59.
The Pavement Bookworm: A True Story
The Pavement Bookworm: A True Story 3.90 avg rating β€” 71 ratings
59.
Thirteen Cents
Thirteen Cents 3.69 avg rating β€” 881 ratings
59.
Birdseye
Birdseye 4.41 avg rating β€” 105 ratings
59.
Secret of the Tiger's Eye
Secret of the Tiger's Eye 3.87 avg rating β€” 226 ratings
59.
Karoo Boy
Karoo Boy 3.47 avg rating β€” 223 ratings
59.
Walking the Whirlwind
Walking the Whirlwind 2.67 avg rating β€” 3 ratings
59.
The Girl Who Married a Lion and Other Tales from Africa
The Girl Who Married a Lion and Other Tales from Africa 3.47 avg rating β€” 2,195 ratings
66.
Institute for Taxi Poetry
Institute for Taxi Poetry 3.24 avg rating β€” 55 ratings
66.
Rite of the Dragon (Alan Rodgers Books)
Rite of the Dragon (Alan Rodgers Books)
by: Janet
4.50 avg rating β€” 2 ratings
66.
Anne-Marie and the Pale Pink Frock
Anne-Marie and the Pale Pink Frock 0.00 avg rating β€” 0 ratings
66.
Wife of the Gods (Darko Dawson #1)
Wife of the Gods (Darko Dawson #1) 3.78 avg rating β€” 3,850 ratings
70.
Confessions of a Gambler
Confessions of a Gambler 4.03 avg rating β€” 258 ratings
70.
Swan Luka: Zimbabwe/ South Africa (My Friends Around The World Book 1)
Swan Luka: Zimbabwe/ South Africa (My Friends Around The World Book 1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 1 rating
70.
Children of the Street (Darko Dawson #2)
Children of the Street (Darko Dawson #2) 4.02 avg rating β€” 1,074 ratings
73.
Kringe in 'n Bos
Kringe in 'n Bos 4.32 avg rating β€” 3,042 ratings
73.
Molly of One Tree Bend
Molly of One Tree Bend liked it 3.00 avg rating β€” 2 ratings
73.
Cracks
Cracks 3.37 avg rating β€” 1,071 ratings
76.
Fiela se Kind
Fiela se Kind 4.06 avg rating β€” 3,023 ratings
76.
A Girl of Distinction: A Tale of the Karroo
A Girl of Distinction: A Tale of the Karroo 0.00 avg rating β€” 0 ratings
76.
Zulu
Zulu 3.84 avg rating β€” 1,238 ratings
79.
The House Gun
The House Gun 3.55 avg rating β€” 1,514 ratings
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Tommy's Trek: A Transvaal Story
Tommy's Trek: A Transvaal Story 0.00 avg rating β€” 0 ratings
79.
L'AnnΓ©e du lion
L'AnnΓ©e du lion 4.38 avg rating β€” 2,414 ratings
82.
Who Killed Piet Barol?
Who Killed Piet Barol? 3.75 avg rating β€” 432 ratings
82.
The Woman in the Blue Cloak (Benny Griesel, #5.5)
The Woman in the Blue Cloak (Benny Griesel, #5.5) 3.59 avg rating β€” 3,159 ratings
82.
Such a Lonely, Lovely Road
Such a Lonely, Lovely Road 4.11 avg rating β€” 226 ratings
82.
L'Γ’me du chasseur
L'Γ’me du chasseur 4.02 avg rating β€” 2,119 ratings
86.
David's Story
David's Story 3.37 avg rating β€” 275 ratings
86.
Shadows on the Cape
Shadows on the Cape 0.00 avg rating β€” 0 ratings
86.
Wolf, Wolf
Wolf, Wolf 3.52 avg rating β€” 111 ratings
86.
Drift
Drift 3.62 avg rating β€” 13 ratings
86.
Cobra (Benny Griessel, #4)
Cobra (Benny Griessel, #4) 4.14 avg rating β€” 3,693 ratings
91.
The Restless Supermarket
The Restless Supermarket 3.70 avg rating β€” 233 ratings
91.
Nothing Happened After All
Nothing Happened After All
by: Jane Shaw
really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 3 ratings
91.
The Cape Doctor
The Cape Doctor
by: E.J. Levy
3.96 avg rating β€” 2,827 ratings
91.
7 dae (Bennie Griessel, #3)
7 dae (Bennie Griessel, #3) 4.05 avg rating β€” 3,893 ratings
95.
Fivepenny Mystery
Fivepenny Mystery
by: Jane Shaw
3.80 avg rating β€” 5 ratings
95.
Thirteen Hours (Benny Griessel, #2)
Thirteen Hours (Benny Griessel, #2) 4.10 avg rating β€” 7,352 ratings
97.
Venture to South Africa
Venture to South Africa
by: Jane Shaw
3.50 avg rating β€” 2 ratings
97.
Ruby Red
Ruby Red 3.78 avg rating β€” 1,082 ratings
97.
Die Again (Rizzoli & Isles, #11)
Die Again (Rizzoli & Isles, #11) 4.20 avg rating β€” 33,810 ratings
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A Place Called Vatmaar: A Living Story of a Time That Is No More
A Place Called Vatmaar: A Living Story of a Time That Is No More 3.71 avg rating β€” 24 ratings
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