Niq Mhlongo

Niq Mhlongo

Niq Mhlongo is a Sowetan-born writer and journalist known and loved for the piercing way in which he tackles current affairs and the madness of contemporary South Africa. He has written three novels – Dog Eat Dog (2004), After Tears (2007) and Way Back Home (2013) - and a collection of short stories, Affluenza (2016). His new collection of short stories called Soweto, Under The Apricot Tree will be published by Kwela in February 2018. His recent work grapples with issues such as crime, xenophobia, racism, homophobia, the new black elite, and land redistribution. Niq has also written for comic magazines, television and various other media platforms with numerous magazine articles under his belt. He lives in Johannesburg.