Rian Malan

Summary

Rian Malan is a human^[1]. Born in Johannesburg^[2], he… he was born on January 1, 1954^[3]. He worked as a writer^[4], journalist^[5], documentarian^[6], and composer^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (74 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Rian Malan's place of birth was Johannesburg^[2].
• Rian Malan was born on January 1, 1954^[3].
• Rian Malan held citizenship in South Africa^[9].
• Rian Malan worked as a writer^[4].
• Rian Malan worked as a journalist^[5].
• Rian Malan worked as a documentarian^[6].
• Rian Malan's professions included composer^[7].
• Rian Malan's field of work was journalism^[10].
• Rian Malan's field of work was audiovisual work^[11].
• Rian Malan's field of work was music^[12].
• Rian Malan's field of work was race relations^[13].
• Among Rian Malan's employers was The Star^[14].
• Rian Malan was employed by LA Weekly^[15].
• Rian Malan was employed by Los Angeles Herald-Examiner^[16].
• A notable work attributed to Rian Malan is My Traitor's Heart^[17].
• Rian Malan is recorded as male^[18].
• Rian Malan's instance of is recorded as human^[19].
• Rian Malan's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[20].
• Rian Malan's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Afrikaans^[21].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[22]

• Country: ZA^[23]

• Began / founded: 1954^[24]

• MusicBrainz ID: 5eaa99e5-4769-4b86-8e1b-647f174e2975^[25]

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Origins and Family

Rian Malan was born in Johannesburg^[2]. He was born on January 1, 1954^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer^[4], journalist^[5], documentarian^[6], and composer^[7]. Fields of work include journalism^[10], an industry^[26]; audiovisual work^[11]; music^[12], a type of arts^[27]; and race relations^[13]. Employers include The Star^[14], a daily newspaper^[28], founded in 1887^[29]; LA Weekly^[15], a newspaper^[30], in United States^[31], founded in 1978^[32]; and Los Angeles Herald-Examiner^[16], a daily newspaper^[33], in United States^[34], founded in 1962^[35].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Rian Malan is My Traitor's Heart^[17].

Why It Matters

Rian Malan ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (74 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36]

FAQs

Where was Rian Malan born?

Born in Johannesburg^[2], Rian Malan…

What did Rian Malan do for work?

Rian Malan worked as writer^[4], journalist^[5], documentarian^[6], and composer^[7].