Burgess, Yvonne (1936–)

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Burgess, Yvonne (1936–)

South African novelist. Born 1936 in Pretoria, South Africa.

Wrote reviews and feature articles for Eastern Province Herald (1960–72); fiction, which often employs humor to convey difficulties in lives of South African women, includes A Life to Live (1973), The Strike (1975), and Say a Little Mantra for Me (1979).

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