Ronnie Govender
Ronnie Govender is a South African playwright of Tamil descent. His book, At the Edge and other Cato Manor Stories, won the 1997 Commonwealth Writers' Prize for best first book, Africa.
His first play, Beyond Calvary, written during his teaching career which received critical acclaim. He also founded his own theatre company called the Shah Theatre Academy. He wrote The Lahnee’s Pleasure, one of South Africa’s longest-running plays. His daughter, Pregs Govender, is a human rights activist and former South African member of parliament.Works
- At the edge and other Cato Manor stories, Manx, 1996
- Song of the Atman, Jacana Media, 2006,
- Black Chin White Chin, HarperCollins, 2007,
- In the Manure: memories and reflections, David Philip, 2008,
Plays
- Interplay: a collection of South African plays, MANX, 2006,
- An edition of the collected plays of Ronnie Govender: with a biographical and critical introduction, University of Natal, 1991
