Xarra Books

Xarra Books

Publisher Joined - Tuesday 21st Of September 2021

Publisher Information


Xarra Books Was Founded In 2006 To Be The Home Of The African Book. The Famous, Independent Bookstore Is Situated In Midrand, Close To Gallagher Conference Centre. Xarra Books Is A Black Owned Bookstore That Was Founded By June Josephs-Langa And Dr. Khanyiso Mguni. The Name Xarra Is From The Khoi Language And Loosely Translates To Diverse People Unite. In The Early Years, The Focus Was On Book Retail And Distribution. The Company Branched Into Publishing In 2014, Producing Its First Publication, Homesoil In My Blood, By Prof Keorapetse Kgositsile In 2016. Xarra Books Publishing Cuts Across All Genres Of The African Book: Fiction, Non-fiction, Travel, Life, Romance And Many More.

Book Colletions by Xarra books

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Homesoil In My Blood

Poetry

A compelling selection of poems from Keorapetse Kgositsile`s lifework,rntraversing the journey of humanity in three collections:rnrnI. The taste of bronze drunk hot . . .(dedicated to the struggle for liberation)rnrnII. Malibongwern(tribute to women)...
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Moletlo Wa Manong

Fiction

Padi ya Moletlo wa Manong ke padi ya boraro ya ga Sabata-mpho Mokae. Ke tsweledi ya Ga ke Modisa, e e fentseng M-Net Film Award le M-Net Literary Award go nna padi e e gaisitseng ya Setswana ka ngwaga wa 2013. Moletlo wa Manong e golotswe ka ngwaga w...
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We Are The Ones We Need

Self-Help

Through its memoir-esque style, We Are The Ones We Need delves into the challenges faced by black professionals in South Africa`s corporate environment. By sharing some of her own experiences from her years working within some of the country`s top co...
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The Border Jumper

Fiction

The Border Jumper is an account of a young man who leaves his beloved City of Bulawayo (Zimbabwe) in search of economic opportunity and gets entangled in the criminal underbelly of Jozi (Johannesburg)....
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I Want To See The Sun Rise

Biographies & Memoirs

I Want to See the Sun Rise is a beautifully told South African story of Fatherhood and Exile, by Sam Shakong. A man born in the rural settings of Phokwane traverses the globe and shares his experiences....
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Sperm Donor

Fiction

This story is a searing portrait of a country in its formative yet pivotal period. The author aptly describes a moment in which individuals within a nation are morphed from statistics to live fuller, messier, sexier, dumber and quite complex lives. H...
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Dynamic Brokerage Across Socio Cognitive Boundaries

Business & Money

In his thesis, Dynamic brokerage across socio-cognitive boundaries: external boundary spanners in South African agribusiness, the promovendus applied a process and multilevel research appro...
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The Reluctant Storyteller

Fiction

This collection comprises stories that comment on a wide range of pertinent issues such as xenophobia, substance abuse, bribery and a host of other social ills that wreak havoc on ourrncommunities. A remarkable feature is the author`s quest to addres...
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Dinotshi

Adult Fiction

Dinotshi is an erotic novella written in Setswana, the first of its no-punches-pulled kind. The lead is female and in her late 20s. On the surface, our vixen appears to be a coitus-crazed cougar whose actions are driven purely by her marital unhappin...
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The Briefcase

Fiction

Simao Kikamba masterfully strings together a compilation of what we refer to as true fiction, fictional stories based on real life experiences. Using the urban and peri-urban setting in Johannesburg, Kinshasa and Luanda as context, the author skillfu...