Rian Malan | |
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| Born | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Occupation | Author, journalist, documentarist, musician, songwriter |
| Genre | Memoirs, investigative journalism |
| Notable works | My Traitor's Heart, In the Jungle |
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.