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Troy Blacklaws
Troy Blacklaws is a writer and teacher from South Africa. He was born on 9 September 1965 in Pinetown, Natal Province. After his schooling at Paarl Boys' High School he studied at Rhodes University before being conscripted in to the South African Defence Force. After serving in the army Blacklaws began teaching English. He is currently teaching at the International School of Luxembourg. Blacklaws' first novel, ''Karoo Boy'', was published in 2004. The book was described as "a riotous vision of 1976 Cape Town" in Anderson Tepper's ''Village Voice'' review and "sensual, cinematic" in ''The New York Times''. His second novel was ''Blood Orange'', the story of a white boy in Africa. It was first published in 2005 and is a fusion of memoir and fiction. The novel was adapted for the stage by Blacklaws, Greig Coetzee and Craig Morris. The play, directed by Coetzee, was first performed by Morris at the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown, South Africa, in July 2006. In 2010 Blacklaw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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