Rayda Jacobs

Jacobs was born in Diep River, Cape Town, on 6 March 1947. She began writing at a young age. She wrote a series of feature articles for the Cape Times and hosted radio programs. Jacobs died in Toronto, Ontario, on 29 October 2024, at the age of 77. == Selected works ==

Source: • The Slave Book, novel (1998) • Sachs Street, novel (2001) • Confessions of a Gambler, novel (2003), received the Sunday Times Fiction Prize and the Herman Charles Bosman Prize, adapted for film == References ==