# Alex La Guma

> Alex La Guma was a South African novelist, leader of the South African Coloured People's Organisation (SACPO) and a defendant in the Treason Trial, whose works helped characterise the movement against the apartheid era in South Africa. La Guma's vivid style, distinctive dialogue, and realistic, sympathetic portrayal of oppressed groups have made him one of the most notable South African writers of the 20th century. La Guma was awarded the 1969 Lotus Prize for Literature.

*South African novelist and politician (1925–1985)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Journalist
- **Category:** Journalists
- **Country:** South Africa
- **Born:** 1925-02-20
- **Died:** 1985-10-11
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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