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Alexander (Lex) von Rudloff was born in Pretoria, South Africa in 1951. He was educated at Christian Brothers' College and graduated in English Literature and Political Science at UNISA. He found his opposition to the apartheid system leading him into exile in Botswana in 1973 where he obtained citizenship in 1978. After teaching for seven years and a long career in the construction industry, he began writing, and was the scriptwriter of the successful Setswana television drama series, RE BINA MMOGO in 2005. He now writes full time, supplementing his income with consultancy work. He and his wife live with their young son Kabo in Mokatse, a small traditional village in the Kgatleng District of Botswana, about thirty kilometres northeast of the capital, Gaborone.
He has two grown-up sons: Otto lives in Gaborone with his wife and their two young children, and Munaf lives and works in Canada.
He is chairman of the CamelThorn Media Trust.
In his spare time he enjoys painting and making music.
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MUSIC
Alexander plays the guitar and keyboards. He is an accomplished composer and recording engineer, and in collaboration with Kabelo Kgwarapi and Joseph Tanyala he wrote and produced the score for the TV drama
RE BINA MMOGO
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PAINTING
Alexander paints under the name Lex and prefers to work in acrylics and oils on large canvasses. He has held exhibitions, but now paints only for commissions. Read more
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Read an interview with the author
'There is a magical alchemy which takes place somewhere between the mind and the computer screen, as a pre-conceived storyline uncovers new and unpredicted twists, discovers new and unexpected characters, and leads the writer, almost through its own energy, from one idea to the next. I love it!' |
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