Rian Malan
Rian Malan was born into a prominent Afrikaner family and worked as a journalist until deciding to leave South Africa in 1977. His books include My Traitor’s Heart, an extract of which appeared in Granta 25 as ‘Murderer in the Family’.
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Msinga
Rian Malan
‘Aeons after we left, the first white man had come home to Africa to stay‘.
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Essays & Memoir
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Murderer in the Family (Part Two)
Rian Malan
‘It's not just their skins that are white; their minds are white, too.’
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Essays & Memoir
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The Online Edition
Murderer in the Family
Rian Malan
‘I know you are interested in my ancestors, so maybe this should begin in the very beginning, in the year 1688, when a lone Malan named Jacques stepped ashore at the foot of Table Mountain.’