Gerda Taljaard

Writer

Gerda Taljaard is the author of several novels, including Die laksman se dogter and Vier susters, as well as a collection of short stories, Maansiek. She was awarded the Litera and De Compagnie prizes for best short story, the kykNET-Rapport prize for most filmable book and for fiction, and the ATKV prose prize. She lives in Pretoria and works as an academic.

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Watered down, with a cat called Bananas

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Women in the tapestry of history

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Apple mania haunts American Gothic

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Grandma’s secret career as a plumber

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Just about as sexy as mouldy bread

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Sisters against Bible-thumping narcissists

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Loss, estrangement and literary murder