# Zoë Wicomb

> Zoë Charlotte Wicomb was a South African author and academic who lived in the United Kingdom from the 1970s until her death. Her 1987 debut book, You Can't Get Lost in Cape Town – a collection of inter-related short stories, set during the Apartheid era and partly autobiographical – received wide praise, and in 2000 was described by Toni Morrison as "seductive, brilliant and precious".

*South African author (1948–2025)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/zoe-wicomb

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Country:** South Africa
- **Born:** 1948-11-23
- **Died:** 2025-10-13
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 48.4 / 100
- **Momentum:** 8.7 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 13.8 / 100
- **Now attention:** 41.2 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 55.0 / 100

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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q227137)

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