Karodia, Farida (1942–)
Karodia, Farida (1942–)
South African novelist and short-story writer. Born 1942 in Aliwal North, South Africa; graduate of Coronationville Teacher Training College, 1961.
Taught in Johannesburg and Zambia; had passport removed by government and immigrated to Canada (1969); returned to South Africa (1994); writings, which often describe hardships of life under apartheid, include Daughters of the Twilight (1986), Coming Home and Other Stories (1988), A Shattering of Silence (1991) and Against an African Sky (1995); also wrote radio plays.
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