Margie Orford
Margie Orford is a South African journalist, film director and author of crime fiction, children's fiction, non-fiction and school text books.Biography
Orford was born in London and grew up in Namibia and South Africa. She was detained during the 1985 State of Emergency while a student at the University of Cape Town, taking her final examinations in prison. After travelling widely, she studied under J. M. Coetzee before embarking on a career in publishing in the newly emerged Namibia. She returned to live in South Africa in 2001.Works
Non-fiction
School textbooks
Journalism
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