Strong foreign interest in the late K. Sello Duiker's novels has resulted in sales of THIRTEEN CENTS to France (Editions Yago), Norway (Solum) and Egypt (GEBO) as well as of THE QUIET VIOLENCE OF DREAMS to Germany (Das Wunderhorn).

THE QUIET VIOLENCE OF DREAMS, which was longlisted for IMPAC Literary Award 2003, is a daring novel giving a startling account of contemporary South African urban culture. From the corridors of the Valkenberg mental hospital, to the strange comfort of the male escort agency he works for, Tshepho's story is raw, powerful and original. It was first published in South Africa in English by Kwela Books in 2001 and was also translated into Dutch by De Geus in 2003.

THIRTEEN CENTS, K. Sello Duiker's first novel, won the Commonwealth Writers Prize, Africa Region, for Best First Book in 2001, and is an unsparing account of the coming of age of a young street child. It was first published in South Africa in English by David Phillip in 2000 and was also translated into Italian by Ancora del Mediterraneo in 2005.

K. Sello Duiker was born and raised in Soweto, South Africa. He studied journalism at Rhodes University and died in 2005 at the age of 30. His last work was a children's novel, THE HIDDEN STAR, which is published in South Africa by Umuzi, in Nigeria by Cassava Republic and in Italy by Mondadori.