Why Nonfiction Books Are All the Rage in South Africa

But the average U.S. novel sells 4,000 to 8,000 copies, while nonfiction titles sell between 2,000 and 6,000 — numbers that are flipped in South Africa. There are those who believe that it is because of the nation’s volatile history.

“I hope this kind of work leads to processes where even more info is unearthed. There are a vast number of people who know about these things. What needs to happen next is what all South Africans desiring a free and safe country want, and that is proper handling of this by law enforcement.”

That is keeping it very real — which is also what South Africans appear to want, in their lives and their literature.

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