The Alphabet of Birds
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Íde Corley · Ian Barnett · Ian Kirkwood · Ian McMillan · Inna Carson · Isabella Garment
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SJ Naudé grew up in South Africa, where he studied law. After practising law in New York and London for many years, he returned to South Africa for a master’s degree in creative writing. The Afrikaans edition of The Alphabet of Birds has won several prizes including the University of Johannesburg Debut Prize and a South African Literary Award. He was awarded the 2014 Jan Rabie & Marjorie Wallace Writing Scholarship, the largest award for creative writing in South Africa. Naudé currently lives in Cape Town.
Damon Galgut is an award-winning South African playwright and novelist. He made his authorial debut at seventeen with A Sinless Season, and has gone on to enjoy worldwide recognition with his later work, including The Good Doctor, The Impostor and In a Strange Room. The Good Doctor was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, the Commonwealth Writer’s Prize and the Dublin/IMPAC Award. The Impostor was also shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writer’s Prize and In a Strange Room was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. He lives in Cape Town.
Title: The Alphabet of Birds
Author & translator: SJ Naudé
Editor: Stefan Tobler
Copy-editor: Ana Fletcher
Proofreader: Sarah Terry
Typesetter: Tetragon, London
eBook design & production: Tetragon, London
Cover Design: Hannah Naughton