Marianne Thamm Explained
Marianne Thamm (born 12 March 1961) is a South African journalist, author and stand-up comedian. She is the assistant editor of the Daily Maverick and has written several books. In 2016, she released the memoir, Hitler, Verwoerd, Mandela and me.[2]
Background
Thamm was born in England where her German father had been a prisoner of war and met Thamm's mother, a Portuguese domestic worker. Thamm describes herself as a “half-Portuguese, half-German, recovering Roman Catholic atheist lesbian immigrant”.[2] She lives in Cape Town with her partner and two daughters.[3]
Selected works
List of selected works by Marianne Thamm.[4]
- It's Me, Anna (Translator)
- I Have Life: Raped, Stabbed & Left for Dead
- The Lost Boys of Bird Island: A shocking exposé from within the heart of the NP government (Foreword)
- De ondraaglijke blankheid van het bestaan. Een bewogen leven in het land van Mandela
- To Catch a Cop: The Paul O'Sullivan Story
- Here I Am (with P.J. Powers)
- Shooting the moon: A hostage story
- The Last Right: Craig Schonegevel’s Struggle to Live and Die with Dignity
- The How to Be a South African Handbook: An Irreverant Cultural Guide for Tourists and Confused Locals
- Trotzdem weiterleben - Eine junge Frau bewältigt die schlimmste Erfahrung ihres Lebens
- Fairlady Collection
- Mental Floss
Notes and References
- https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2018-08-03-who-am-i-citizenship-in-an-age-of-migration-and-rising-nationalism/ Who am I? Citizenship in an age of migration and rising nationalism
- https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-09-27-video-between-the-lines-hitler-verwoerd-marianne-thamm/ Video – Between The Lines: Hitler, Verwoerd & Marianne Thamm
- http://bookslive.co.za/blog/2016/10/17/past-imperfect-michele-magwood-talks-to-marianne-thamm-about-her-memoir-of-sorts-hitler-verwoerd-mandela-and-me/ Past imperfect: Michele Magwood talks to Marianne Thamm about her ‘memoir of sorts’, Hitler, Verwoerd, Mandela And Me
- Web site: Books by Marianne Thamm (Author of It's Me, Anna) . www.goodreads.com . 14 December 2023.
