Born in Durban, South Africa, ELLEKE BOEHMER writes fiction, history, criticism and biography. She is the author of five novels, including Screens against the Sky (shortlisted for the David Higham Prize), Bloodlines (shortlisted for the Sanlam Prize), Nile Baby and The Shouting in the Dark (winner of the Olive Schreiner Prize), and two collections of short stories. Elleke’s To the Volcano, and Other Stories was commended for the ABR Elizabeth Jolley Prize, 2019. Her work has been translated into many languages, including German, Dutch, Portuguese, Italian, Arabic, Thai and Mandarin. Other titles include Indian Arrivals (European Society for English Studies prize-winner, 2016); Nelson Mandela (2008, 2023); Stories of Women (2005); Southern Imagining (2025). Since 2008, she is Professor of World Literature in English at the University of Oxford.
Karavan Press is proud to publish Elleke’s latest novel, Ice Shock.
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