K. Sello Duiker

Kabelo Sello Duiker (13 April 1974 – 19 January 2005)

He suffered a nervous breakdown in 2004, prior to committing suicide by hanging himself in Northcliff, Johannesburg, in January 2005. It is speculated that he had bipolar disorder or borderline schizophrenia. Duiker was working as a commissioning editor at the SABC at the time of his death. He had gone off his medication as he believed that it was suppressing his creativity. A month before his death Duiker read the eulogy at the funeral of fellow young novelist Phaswane Mpe,^[4] who had died of a mysterious illness shortly after entering initiation to become a traditional healer.^[5]

Thirteen Cents

Thirteen Cents^[6] was published in 2000 by David Philip Publishers. The novella is written from the perspective of Azure, a black street child with blue eyes in Cape Town. Azure experiences gangsterism, the sex trade and alienation due to his unusual appearance. The novel is an example of magical realist style as it also possesses mythical, post apocalyptic content. The novella is said to be inspired by The Famished Road (1991) by Ben Okri, whose protagonist is named Azaro.

The Quiet Violence of Dreams

The Quiet Violence of Dreams^[7] was published in 2001 by Kwela Books. The novel features the university student, Tshepo, who begins the novel in a mental hospital. The novel tracks his experience as a sex worker at a gay massage parlour that serves mostly white clients.

The Hidden Star

The Hidden Star was published posthumously in 2006 by Random House Struik. The novel was the author's last and is a

Bibliography

• ISBN 978-0-86486-357-7
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• The Quiet Violence Of Dreams, Kwela Books, 2001,
  ISBN 978-0-7957-0120-7
• "When You Least Expect It", Modern South African Stories, Stephen Gray (ed), A.D. Donker, 2002,
  ISBN 978-0-86852-226-5
• The Hidden Star Umuzi, 2006,
  ISBN 9781415200032
• K Sello Duiker's The Quiet Violence of Dreams: adapted for the stage, Junkets Publisher, 2010,
  ISBN 978-0-620-48153-3