Jonathan Ball Publishers
| Jonathan Ball Publishers | |
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| founding | 1976 |
| Seat |
Johannesburg , South Africa
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| Website | jonathanball.co.za |
| As of August 11, 2019 | |
Jonathan Ball Publishers is a South African book publisher based in Johannesburg in the Jeppestown district .
profile
The publishing house was founded in 1976 and specializes in the country's English-language literature. His range of topics essentially includes works on history, politics and contemporary history with reference to South Africa, as well as biographies, literary and sports topics. He acts as an agency for British and US publishers and also takes on marketing and sales tasks. In addition to the publisher's name, books are published under the South African imprints Sunbird and AD Donker .
Jonathan Ball Publishers also published selected fantasy literature, including works from the Harry Potter series and JRR Tolkien's books The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit .
Non-fiction books (selection)
- 1985: André du Pisani : SWA / Namibia. The Politics of Continuity and Change .
- 2002: Catherine Buckle : Beyond tears. Zimbabwe's tragedy .
- 2012: Stephen Ellis : External Mission: The ANC in Exile . (awarded the Recht Malan Prize , 2013)
- 2016: Kajsa Norman : Into the laager . Afrikaners living on the edge .
- 2019: Pieter du Toit : The Stellenbosch Mafia .
- 2019: Douglas Rogers : Two weeks in November. The astonishing untold story of the operation that toppled Mugabe .
Awards
Books published by Jonathan Ball have received the Sunday Times Alan Paton Award several times. This concerned the following book editions (as of August 2019):
- The Dead wants Arise from Jeff Peires
- The Scramble for Africa by Thomas Pakenham
- Mandela. The authorized biography of Anthony Sampson
- The Seed is Mine by Charles van Onselen
- Mouthful of Glass by Henk van Woerden
- Thabo Mbeki. The dream deferred by Mark Gevisser
- Midlands. A Very South African Murder by Jonny Steinberg
- The Number. One man's search for identity in the Cape underworld and prison gangs by Jonny Steinberg
Literature about the publisher
- Self-published by Jonathan Ball Publishers. 30 years . (2007)
Web links
- Jonathan Ball Publishers website . on www.jonathanball.co.za (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Publishers Association of South Africa: Jonathan Ball Publishers . on www.publishsa.co.za (English)
- ↑ Jonathan Ball Publishers: About us . on www.jonathanball.co.za (English)
- ^ African Studies Center Leiden: Stephen Ellis wins South African Recht Malan Prize for best non-fiction book with 'The External Mission' . on www.ascleiden.nl (English)
- ↑ Global Africa Network Media (Pty) Ltd: Jonathan Ball Publishers . on www.globalafricanetwork.com (English)