From Jo'Burg to Jozi [Paperback]

Heidi Holland (Author), Adam Roberts (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 26, 2006

Journalists Heidi Holland and Adam Roberts approached about 80 journalists and writers based in Johannesburg and asked them to write short pieces about the city in which they work and live. They did not specify form or style - the contributors were free to express themselves how ever they wanted to. Out of this has emerged 50-odd pieces of writing that reflect aspects of the city, idiosyncratic reactions to living and working here, appreciations of small and big things, some poems, some criticisms - all will find resonance with Joburg/Jozi residents and all will be enlightening and entertaining to visitors hoping to learn something about our metropolis. Amazingly, many of the contributors expressed how much they enjoy being in Joburg/Jozi - good news for a city that consistently suffers from bad press.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Paperback: 258 pages
• Publisher: Penguin Global (April 26, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0143024191
• ISBN-13: 978-0143024194
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 4.9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #263,541 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #8 in Books > Travel > Africa > South Africa > Johannesburg
  • #69 in Books > History > Africa > South Africa

More About the Author

Tim Butcher is an award-winning journalist, best-selling author and proud resident of Cape Town.

British-born, he has climbed mountains in New Zealand, learnt enough Albanian to smuggle himself into Kosovo during the 1999 war and survived four years living in Johannesburg.

His first book, Blood River - A Journey To Africa's Broken Heart, topped the Sunday Times best-seller list in 2008 and was shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize, Britain's top non-fiction book award. Translated into six languages it was a Richard & Judy Book Club selection for 2008.

In the 2003 Gulf War he led the Daily Telegraph's award-winning reporting team in Iraq and was shortlisted for the prestigious Foreign Press Association reporter of the year award for his coverage of the 2006 Lebanon war. He is a regular contributor to the BBC's prestigious foreign affairs programme, From Our Own Correspondent.

Born in 1967 and educated at Magdalen College, Oxford, he was on the staff of the Telegraph from 1990 to 2009 and is is currently writing a book on Liberia called Chasing The Devil to be published in late 2010.

He has also contributed to a number of compilation books including:

From Joburg To Jozi, published in 2002 by Penguin, a collection of short stories on Johannesburg.

Soweto Inside Out, published in 2004 by Penguin, a collection of short stories on Soweto.

From Our Own Correspondent - a celebration of fifty years of the BBC Radio Programme, published in 2005 by Profile

Because I Am A Girl, published in 2010 by Vintage, a collection of pieces of writing designed to highlight the plight of girls in the developing world. Proceeds from the sale of the book go to Plan International, a leading humanitarian group specialising in children's rights around the world.

He lives in South Africa with his girlfriend and their two children, Kit and Tess.