Where did Beverley Naidoo grow up?
Johannesburg, South Africa
Beverley Naidoo was born into a white, middle-class family in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1943. She graduated from the University of Witwatersrand in 1963.
When did Beverley Naidoo get married?
Born May 21, 1943, in Johannesburg, South Africa; daughter of Ralph (a composer and music copyright manager) and Evelyn (a broadcaster and theater critic) Trewhela; married Nandhagopaul Naidoo (a solicitor), February 1, 1969; children: Praveen, Maya.
How many old was Maya Naidoo?
Maya Naidoo, an eleven-year old South African girl living in the town of Johannesburg, was helping her mother clear up her old boxes. She found a scrapbook full of pictures and newspaper articles. There were many pictures of a young schoolboy of around fifteen years of age.
Why did Beverley Naidoo write the other side of truth?
In 1997 I decided to write a novel that would be largely set in England. It felt the right time to turn my antennae to the country that had given me and my family a home when South Africa had denied us one.
Where does the name Naidoo come from?
Where Does The Last Name Naidoo Come From? The surname Naidoo (Hindi: नैडू) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Naïdoo. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
Who was Maya Naidoo?
Beverley Naidoo is from South Africa. She has worked as a lecturer and adviser in cultural diversity. She has written several novels of which No Turning Back was shortlisted for the Guardian Prize and The Other Side of Truth won the Carnegie Medal and the Smarties Silver Medal.
Who is Maya Naidu?
She has worked as a lecturer and adviser in cultural diversity. She has written several novels of which No Turning Back was shortlisted for the Guardian Prize and The Other Side of Truth won the Carnegie Medal and the Smarties Silver Medal.
What school did Beverley Naidoo go to?
University of York
Beverley Naidoo/Education
What genre is the other side of truth?
Children’s literature
Fiction
The Other Side of Truth/Genres