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Dan Jacobson

South African writer (1929-2014) · South Africa · On the map · Writers · Died at 85

Dan Jacobson was a South African novelist, short story writer, critic and essayist of Lithuanian Jewish descent.

Dan Jacobson is read about 11 times a day, in 7 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 21 September 2026

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Awards

Somerset Maugham Award1964
John Llewellyn Rhys Prize
Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature

About this person

Country
South Africa
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1929 to 2014 · aged 85