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Danila Botha is a South African novelist, short story author and journalist who was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, and moved to Toronto, Canada, as a teenager. She studied Creative Writing at York University, and at the Humber College School for Writers. She volunteered with Na-me-res and Ve’ahavta, organizations benefiting the homeless, which inspired many of the stories in ''Got No Secrets'', her first book, published by Tightrope Books in Canada in May 2010, and Modjaji Books in South Africa in 2012. The stories, which deal with addiction, abuse, suicide, and childhood, are journeys into the private lives of twelve women. Her debut novel, ''Too Much on the Inside'', published in May 2015 by Quattro Books, follows four newcomers to Toronto who struggle with their pasts, their new home and falling in love.〔http://quattrobooks.ca/books/too-much-on-the-inside/〕〔http://www.quillandquire.com/preview/2015/01/15/spring-preview-2015-novels/3/〕 ''Too Much on the Inside'' has been reviewed by Quill and Quire Magazine,〔http://www.quillandquire.com/review/too-much-on-the-inside〕 The Literary Review of Canada,〔http://reviewcanada.ca/magazine/2015/06/new-neighbours/〕 and Book Clubbish.〔http://www.bookclubbish.com/celebrate-canada-day-with-these-debut-novels〕 Botha's novel has been described as an "extraordinary...narrative, which... reveals a deep understanding of human nature."〔http://www.quillandquire.com/review/too-much-on-the-inside〕 and writing which contains "an admirable freshness and enthusiasm.".〔http://reviewcanada.ca/magazine/2015/06/new-neighbours/〕 She is currently completing a collection of short stories called ''For All the Men (and Some of the Women) I've Known'', which will be published in 2016 by Tightrope Books.〔http://danilabotha.com〕 She is also beginning work on her first graphic novel, ''The World is Dead and I am Full of Joy''. She has contributed to the ''National Post''’s the Afterword, Salty Ink The Huffington Post,〔http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/danila-botha/〕 and the 49th Shelf〔http://49thshelf.com/Contributors/B/Botha-Danila〕 among others. ==Sources== http://v1.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20100724.BOBARTLEY0724ATL/TPStory/?query=Internet (Globe & Mail Book Review) http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/got-no-secrets/Content?oid=1729179 (Halifax Coast Book Review) http://tightropebooks.com/got-no-secrets-danila-botha/ http://modjaji.book.co.za/ 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Danila Botha」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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