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Sample of authors
Johnstone, Doug
The Scottish novelist, musician and journalist Douglas ‘Doug’ Johnstone was born in Irvine in Scotland, but grew up in the Scottish town of Arbroath. He moved to Edinburgh in connection with his studies, gaining a Ph.D. in Nuclear Physics at the University of Edinburgh. He worked a few years in that field – developing military technology – but in 1999 he tired of it and became a freelance arts jou...
Literary figures
Abigail Bukula
Gender: Female
She was only 15 years old when her parents were murdered by apartheid supporters in South Africa. She, herself, was saved by a white soldier who later raped her. Now, Abigail Bukula is almost 40 years old, a successful lawyer in the Ministry of Law and married to newspaper owner Robert Momkapi, whom she however divorces. She is described by author Wessel Ebersohn as coloured, beautiful, smart...