The Life and Death of Rowan Du Preez

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Illuminating African narratives for readers both inside and outside the continent.

Representing the very best of African creative nonfiction, Safe House brings together works from Africa's contemporary literary greats. In a collection that ranges from travel writing and memoir to reportage and meditative essays, editor Ellah Wakatama Allfrey has brought together some of the most talented writers of creative nonfiction from across Africa.

In this creative nonfiction single from the Safe House anthology Simone Haysom reports on the life of a Cape Town pettycriminal.