Marianne Thamm

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Marianne Thamm
Born (1961-03-12) 12 March 1961 (age 64)
United Kingdom [1]
Nationality South African
Education Technikon Pretoria
Occupation(s)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]

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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]

References

  1. ↑ Who am I? Citizenship in an age of migration and rising nationalism Daily Maverick, 3 August 2018, accessed 2023-12-14
  2. 1 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.


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