Rayda jacobs biography books
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Jacobs, Rayda
About Rayda Jacobs
Filmography (IMDb)
Reviews
Thomas, Paul H. “The Mecca Diaries.” Biography, vol. 32, no. 1, 2009
Von Witt, Jean, and Margot Pakendorf. “Masquerade: The Story of My Life.” Biography, vol. 32, no. 1, 2009
Broekhoff, Marna. “Confessions of a Gambler.” Sister Namibia, vol. 20, no. 3, 2008
Muponde, Robert, and Tom Odhiam. “Reviews.” Scrutiny2, vol. 12, no. 2, 2007
Humphrey, Joy. “Confessions of a Gambler.” Library Journal, vol. 132, no. 2, 2007
“Confessions of a Gambler.” Publishers Weekly, vol. 254, no. 11, 2007
Gaughan, Thomas. “Confessions of a Gambler.” Booklist, vol. 103, no. 11, 2007
Roberts, Sheila. “World Literature in Review: South African.” World Literature Today, vol. 72, no. 2, 1998
Interviews
Lehman, Daniel W. “'Born from Restlessness': A Conversation with Rayda Jacobs.” World Literature Today, vol. 84, no. 6, 2010
Stotesbury, John A. “Remembering: An Interview with Rayda Jaco
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Jacobs, Rayda
PERSONAL:
Born in Cape Town, South Africa; immigrated to Canada, 1968.
ADDRESSES:
Home—Cape Town, South Africa.
CAREER:
Writer and documentary filmmaker. Producer of documentaries and films for television, including God Has Many Names, A Minute with God, The Tuan of Antonie's Gat, and The Masakhane Muslims: 300 Years of Islam in the Cape.
AWARDS, HONORS:
Herman Charles Bosman Prize for English fiction, 1995, for Eyes of the Sky; Sunday Times Literary Award for fiction and Herman Charles Bosman Award, both 2004, both for Confessions of a Gambler.
WRITINGS:
The Middle Children (short stories), edited by Charles Wahl, Second Story Press (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), 1994.
Eyes of the Sky, Kwela Books (Cape Town, South Africa), 1996.
The Slave Book, Kwela Books (Cape Town, South Africa), 1998.
Sachs Street, Kwela Books (Cape Town, South Africa), 2001.
Confessions of a Gambler (novel), Kwela Books (Cape Town, South Africa), 2003.
Postcards
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Rayda Jacobs
South African writer and filmmaker (1947–2024)
Rayda Jacobs (6 March 1947 – 29 October 2024) was a South African writer and filmmaker.[1]
Life and career
[edit]Jacobs was born in Diep River, Cape Town, on 6 March 1947. She began writing at a young age.[1] In 1968, she moved to Toronto, Canada.[2] She married there, had two children and later divorced.[1] Her first book The Middle Children, a collection of short stories, was published in Canada in 1994. Jacobs returned to South Africa the following year. Her novel Eyes of the Sky, published in 1996, received the Herman Charles Bosman Prize for English fiction.[2]
She wrote a series of feature articles for the Cape Times and hosted radio programs.[2] She also produced and directed documentaries for television, including God Has Many Names and Portrait of Muslim Women.[1]
Jacobs died in Toronto, Ontario, on 29 October 2024, at the a