Gillian Slovo
Gillian Slovo is a novelist whose books include her family memoir, Every Secret Thing (1997) and a novel on the TRC, Red Dust (2000).
Articles by Gillian Slovo
Revealing is Healing
Her mother, Ruth First, was assassinated by a parcel bomb sent by the South African security forces. Her father, Joe Slovo, helped create the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. And the commission let her mothers assassin go free. Gillian Slovo confronts the contradictions.
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