Beverley Naidoo is a South African author of children's books who lives in the UK. Her first three novels featured life in South Africa where she lived until her twenties.[1] She has also written a biography of the trade unionist Neil Aggett.[2]
Beverley Naidoo was born on 21 May 1943 in Johannesburg, South Africa. She grew up under apartheid laws that gave privilege to white children. Black children were sent to separate, inferior schools and their families were told where they could live, work and travel. Apartheid denied all children the right to grow up together with equality, justice and respect.
She graduated from the University of Witwatersrand in 1963. As a student, Beverley began to question racism and the idea that white people were superior. Her involvement with the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa led to her being imprisoned in solitary confinement for eight weeks at the age of 21. She left for England in 1965 and studied at the University of York with the help of a United Nations Bursary, training to become a teacher. She taught both primary and secondary children in London for 18 years. She obtained a Ph.D. from the University of Southampton in 1991 and worked as Adviser for Cultural Diversity and English in Dorset. She has tutored Creative Writing at Goldsmiths College, University of London, and run workshops for young people and adults in Britain and abroad, including for the British Council. [4] She married another South African exile. Apartheid laws forbade marriage between white and black people and barred them living together with their children in South Africa.
As a child Beverley always loved stories but only started writing when her own children were growing up. Her first book, Journey to Jo'burg, won The Other Award in Britain. It opened a window onto children's struggles under apartheid. In South Africa it was banned until 1991, the year after Nelson Mandela was released from jail. A few years later, when the parents of all South African children had the right to vote for the first time, Nelson Mandela was elected president.
Books
Journey to Jo'burg, Chain of Fire and Out of Bounds are set in South Africa under apartheid, while No Turning Back concerns the experiences of a boy trying to survive on the streets of Johannesburg in the immediate post-apartheid years. The Other Side of Truth and its sequel, Web of Lies, deal with the experiences of the children of an outspoken Nigerian writer as they seek political asylum in England. Her 2007 novel Burn My Heart has an imagined point of reference in the boyhood in Kenya of a second cousin, Neil Aggett, being set in the 1950s during the Mau Mau Uprising.[5]
Beverley Naidoo has also written several picture books, featuring children from Botswana and England. In 2004, she wrote the picture book Baba's Gift, set in contemporary South Africa, with her daughter, Maya Naidoo.[6] In The Great Tug of War and Other Stories she retells African folktales, the precursors of the Brer Rabbit tales.
Works
Journey to Jo'burg (1985)
Chain of Fire (1989), sequel to Journey to Jo'burg
Through Whose Eye? Exploring Racism: reader, text and context (1992), nonfiction
The Great Tug of War and other stories (2001), retellings
Out of Bounds: Stories of Conflict and Hope (2003)
Web of Lies (2004), sequel to The Other Side of Truth
Making It Home: Real-life Stories from Children Forced to Flee (with Kate Holt)
Burn My Heart (2007)
Call of the Deep (2008), retellings
Death of an Idealist (2012)
Picture books
Letang and Julie Save the Day (1994)
Letang's New Friend (1994)
Trouble for Letang and Julie (1994)
Where Is Zami? (1998)
King Lion in Love (2004)
Baba's Gift (2004), by Beverley and Maya Naidoo
S Is for South Africa
Aesop's Fables, a retelling with illustrations by Piet Grobler
References
^"Novels" 30 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Beverley Naidoo: Author.
^"A family’s loss, a country’s painful past". Sue-Grant Marshall.Business Day, 23 October 2012.
^ (Carnegie Winner 2000). Living Archive: Celebrating the Carnegie and Greenaway Winners. CILIP. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
^"Beverley Naidoo - Literature". literature.britishcouncil.org. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
^Burn My Heart 3 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Beverley Naidoo: Author.
^Baba's Gift 3 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Beverley Naidoo: Author.
External links
Official website
at British Council Literature
February 24, 2023
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Beverley Naidoo is a South African author of children s books who lives in the UK Her first three novels featured life in South Africa where she lived until her twenties 1 She has also written a biography of the trade unionist Neil Aggett 2 The Other Side of Truth published by Puffin in 2000 is a story about Nigerian political refugees in England For that work she won the annual Carnegie Medal from the Library Association recognising the year s best children s book by a British subject 3 Naidoo won the Josette Frank Award twice in 1986 for Journey to Jo burg and in 1997 for No Turning Back A Novel of South Africa Contents 1 Biography 2 Books 3 Works 4 References 5 External linksBiography EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed August 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Beverley Naidoo was born on 21 May 1943 in Johannesburg South Africa She grew up under apartheid laws that gave privilege to white children Black children were sent to separate inferior schools and their families were told where they could live work and travel Apartheid denied all children the right to grow up together with equality justice and respect She graduated from the University of Witwatersrand in 1963 As a student Beverley began to question racism and the idea that white people were superior Her involvement with the anti apartheid movement in South Africa led to her being imprisoned in solitary confinement for eight weeks at the age of 21 She left for England in 1965 and studied at the University of York with the help of a United Nations Bursary training to become a teacher She taught both primary and secondary children in London for 18 years She obtained a Ph D from the University of Southampton in 1991 and worked as Adviser for Cultural Diversity and English in Dorset She has tutored Creative Writing at Goldsmiths College University of London and run workshops for young people and adults in Britain and abroad including for the British Council 4 She married another South African exile Apartheid laws forbade marriage between white and black people and barred them living together with their children in South Africa As a child Beverley always loved stories but only started writing when her own children were growing up Her first book Journey to Jo burg won The Other Award in Britain It opened a window onto children s struggles under apartheid In South Africa it was banned until 1991 the year after Nelson Mandela was released from jail A few years later when the parents of all South African children had the right to vote for the first time Nelson Mandela was elected president Books EditJourney to Jo burg Chain of Fire and Out of Bounds are set in South Africa under apartheid while No Turning Back concerns the experiences of a boy trying to survive on the streets of Johannesburg in the immediate post apartheid years The Other Side of Truth and its sequel Web of Lies deal with the experiences of the children of an outspoken Nigerian writer as they seek political asylum in England Her 2007 novel Burn My Heart has an imagined point of reference in the boyhood in Kenya of a second cousin Neil Aggett being set in the 1950s during the Mau Mau Uprising 5 Beverley Naidoo has also written several picture books featuring children from Botswana and England In 2004 she wrote the picture book Baba s Gift set in contemporary South Africa with her daughter Maya Naidoo 6 In The Great Tug of War and Other Stories she retells African folktales the precursors of the Brer Rabbit tales Works EditJourney to Jo burg 1985 Chain of Fire 1989 sequel to Journey to Jo burg Through Whose Eye Exploring Racism reader text and context 1992 nonfiction No Turning Back 1995 The Other Side of Truth 2000 The Great Tug of War and other stories 2001 retellings Out of Bounds Stories of Conflict and Hope 2003 Web of Lies 2004 sequel to The Other Side of Truth Making It Home Real life Stories from Children Forced to Flee with Kate Holt Burn My Heart 2007 Call of the Deep 2008 retellings Death of an Idealist 2012 Picture booksLetang and Julie Save the Day 1994 Letang s New Friend 1994 Trouble for Letang and Julie 1994 Where Is Zami 1998 King Lion in Love 2004 Baba s Gift 2004 by Beverley and Maya Naidoo S Is for South Africa Aesop s Fables a retelling with illustrations by Piet GroblerReferences Edit Novels Archived 30 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine Beverley Naidoo Author A family s loss a country s painful past Sue Grant Marshall Business Day 23 October 2012 Carnegie Winner 2000 Living Archive Celebrating the Carnegie and Greenaway Winners CILIP Retrieved 2012 08 17 Beverley Naidoo Literature literature britishcouncil org Retrieved 5 January 2022 Burn My Heart Archived 3 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine Beverley Naidoo Author Baba s Gift Archived 3 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine Beverley Naidoo Author External links EditOfficial 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