Lauren Liebenberg | |
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Born | [1] Zimbabwe | 3 August 1972
Occupation | Writer |
Nationality | South African |
Notable works | The Voluptuous Delights of Peanut Butter and Jam The West Rand Jive Cats Boxing Club Cry Baby |
Lauren Liebenberg (born 3 August 1972) is a Zimbabwe-born South African writer. Her debut novel The Voluptuous Delights of Peanut Butter and Jam was nominated for the Orange Prize for Fiction in 2008.[2] Her subsequent novels, The West Rand Jive Cats Boxing Club and Cry Baby, have also received international critical acclaim.[citation needed]