Rayda Jacobs

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Rayda Jacobs (* 1947 in Cape Town ) is a South African writer and filmmaker.

Life

Rayda Jacobs began writing as a child and posted her first story on Springbok Radio at the age of 12 . In 1968 she was caught with a forged ID and had to leave South Africa as a condition for release from prison. She went to Canada . Her first book The Middle Children , a collection of autobiographical short stories , was published there in 1994 .

After the end of apartheid , she returned to South Africa in 1995. She wrote several novels dealing with South Africa's past and present. She filmed her award-winning novel Confessions of a Gambler in 2007 and also played the lead role herself. The film premiered at the Dubai International Film Festival.

In addition to her work as a writer, she made several documentaries, moderated radio programs and writes for newspapers and magazines. She lives in Cape Town.

Works

  • The Middle Children: Short Stories . Second Story Press, Toronto 1994.
  • Eyes of the Sky. Kwela, 1996. (German: Augen des Himmels. Lamuv, 1999. ISBN 978-3889775566 .)
  • The Slave Book. Kwela, 1998. (German: The slave's daughter . Lamuv, 2000. ISBN 978-3889775870 .)
  • Sachs Street. Kwela, 2001.
  • Confessions of a Gambler. Kwela, 2003. (German: Confessions of a Player . Translated by Silvia Visintini, btb Verlag 2009)
  • Postcards from South Africa. Juta, 2004.
  • The Mecca Diaries. Juta, 2005.
  • My Father's Orchid. Umuzi, 2006.
  • Masquerade. Umuzi, 2008.

Filmography

  • 2007: Confessions of a Gambler

Awards

  • 1997: Herman Charles Bosman Award for Eyes of the Sky
  • 2004: Alan Paton Award for Confessions of a Gambler
  • 2004: Herman Charles Bosman Award for Confessions of a Gambler
  • 2004: Sunday Times Literary Award for Confessions of a Gambler

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personal data
SURNAME Jacobs, Rayda
BRIEF DESCRIPTION South African writer, actress and filmmaker
DATE OF BIRTH 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH Cape Town