Ruth Weiss

Biography


Born 1924 in Fürth


1936 Emigration to South Africa

Works in a law office, at an insurance company and at a publishing house

from 1954 Works as a journalist for various international newspapers and magazines

As a journalist she protests against apartheid

Declared to be persona non grata in South Africa

Works in Southern Rhodesia; Observes the road to independence in Zimbabwe

Resides in England, Germany and Zambia

Lives in Germany



Bibliography

Memory's Tagebuch. Eine Geschichte aus Simbabwe, Roman, 2009

Eingeladen war ich nicht: Gedanken während einer Reise, 2008

Miss Moores Geburtstag, Roman, 2008

Mitzis Hochzeit, 2007

Die Nottaufe, 2006

Der Judenweg, Roman, 2005

Blutsteine, Roman, 2002

Meine Schwester Sara, Roman, 2002

Nacht des Verrats, Roman, 2000

Geteiltes Land. Krieg und Frieden im südlichen Afrika, 1997

Sascha und die neun alten Männer, Erzählungen, 1997

Die Reise nach Gaborone, Roman, 1997

Wege im harten Gras, Autobiografie, 1994

Feresia, Roman, 1988

Links

Perlentaucher – Ruth Weiss   deutsch

Review of "Der Judenweg"

Ruth Weiss – Author’s website   deutsch

Biography, bibliography, detailed information about the book „Meine Schwester Sara“ (My sister Sara)

Trafo Verlag   deutsch

Website of the publisher, who brought out an „Edition Ruth Weiss“ with a detailed bibliography

World-wide Asian-Eurasian Human Rights Fourm   english

Biography in English, on the occasion of her nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize