Marianne Thamm

Marianne Thamm
Born	(1961-03-12) 12 March 1961 (age 64) United Kingdom [1]
Education	Technikon Pretoria
Occupations	Journalist, broadcaster, author, stand-up comedian
Employer	Daily Maverick

Marianne Thamm (born 12 March 1961) is a South African journalist, author and stand-up comedian. She is the assistant editor of the Daily Maverick and has written several books. In 2016, she released the memoir, Hitler, Verwoerd, Mandela and me. ^[2]

Background

Thamm was born in England where her German father had been a prisoner of war and met Thamm's mother, a Portuguese domestic worker. Thamm describes herself as a “half-Portuguese, half-German, recovering Roman Catholic atheist lesbian immigrant”. ^[2] She lives in Cape Town with her partner and two daughters. ^[3]

Selected works

List of selected works by Marianne Thamm. ^[4]

• It's Me, Anna (Translator)
• I Have Life: Raped, Stabbed & Left for Dead
• The Lost Boys of Bird Island: A shocking exposé from within the heart of the NP government (Foreword)
• De ondraaglijke blankheid van het bestaan. Een bewogen leven in het land van Mandela
• To Catch a Cop: The Paul O'Sullivan Story
• Here I Am (with PJ Powers)
• Shooting the moon: A hostage story
• The Last Right: Craig Schonegevel’s Struggle to Live and Die with Dignity
• The How to Be a South African Handbook: An Irreverant Cultural Guide for Tourists and Confused Locals
• Trotzdem weiterleben - Eine junge Frau bewältigt die schlimmste Erfahrung ihres Lebens
• Fairlady Collection
• Mental Floss

References

1. Who am I? Citizenship in an age of migration and rising nationalism Daily Maverick, 3 August 2018, accessed 2023-12-14
2. Video – Between The Lines: Hitler, Verwoerd & Marianne Thamm Daily Maverick, 27 September 2016, accessed 2023-12-14
3. Past imperfect: Michele Magwood talks to Marianne Thamm about her ‘memoir of sorts’, Hitler, Verwoerd, Mandela And Me The Sunday Times. 17 October 2016
4. "Books by Marianne Thamm (Author of It's Me, Anna)". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 14 December 2023.