Marianne Thamm
Born (1961-03-12) 12 March 1961
United Kingdom[1]
NationalitySouth African
EducationTechnikon Pretoria
Occupation(s)Journalist, broadcaster, author, stand-up comedian
EmployerDaily Maverick

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

References

  1. ↑ Who am I? Citizenship in an age of migration and rising nationalism Daily Maverick, 3 August 2018, accessed 2023-12-14
  2. 1 2 Video – Between The Lines: Hitler, Verwoerd & Marianne Thamm Daily Maverick, 27 September 2016, accessed 2023-12-14
  3. ↑ Past imperfect: Michele Magwood talks to Marianne Thamm about her ‘memoir of sorts’, Hitler, Verwoerd, Mandela And Me The Sunday Times. 17 October 2016
  4. ↑ "Books by Marianne Thamm (Author of It's Me, Anna)". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 14 December 2023.


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