About the author James Kilgore first made news in South Africa when he was arrested in Cape Town in 2002. He had been living under the alias Dr John Pape and become a respected academic at the University of Cape Town. U.S. authorities extradited him to California where he served six and a half years in prison. He was released 10 May 2009. Kilgore grew up in California and lived in the volatile San Francisco Bay Area during the late 60s and early 70s. He became immersed in left-wing politics, eventually linking up with the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA). His involvement with the SLA led to an indictment for possession of explosives in 1975. Kilgore then fled the law for 27 years, living in Zimbabwe, Australia and South Africa. He abandoned the politics violence, focusing on a career as an educator. He resided in Harare, the site of <i>We are all Zimbabweans Now</i>, from 1982–91. Here he met his wife, Terri and also wrote a doctoral dissertation on the history of domestic workers in Zimbabwe. From Harare James and Terri moved to South Africa where he worked as an educator and director for both Khanya College in Johannesburg and the International Labour Research and Information Group (ILRIG) in Cape Town. He earned a reputation as a champion of workers and the poor. He currently lives with Terri and their two sons, in Illinois, U.S.A. <i>We are all Zimbabweans Now</i> is his first novel and his first publication under his real name. He is currently working on manuscripts of seven other novels which he wrote during his incarceration. Title published by Umuzi We are all Zimbabweans Now , 2009 home   writers   books   contact   buy   rights all content © Umuzi, Random House Struik this website designed and maintained by Guanaco.co.za