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Rian Malan

South African writer and journalist

  • Fame44.5
  • Momentum0.4
  • Wikipedia617
Born 1954 · age 72South Africa
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    9 languages
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  • Age
    72
    Born 1954
  • Known for
    ReMastered: The Lion's…
    2019
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Updated 2026-07-07

Rian Malan is a South African author, journalist, documentarist and songwriter of Afrikaner descent. He first rose to prominence as the author of the memoir My Traitor's Heart (1990), which, like the bulk of his work, deals with South African society in a historical and contemporary perspective and focuses on racial relations. As a journalist, he has written for major newspapers in South Africa, Britain and the United States.

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44.5
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Momentum0.4
Historical9.7
Now attention2.3
Source confidence65.0
Completeness60.0
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