Patricia Schonstein, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Patricia Schonstein

South African writer and poet

Date of Birth: 12-Mar-1952

Place of Birth: Southern Rhodesia

Profession: writer, poet, children's writer

Nationality: South Africa

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Patricia Schonstein (born 1952), who also writes under the name Patricia Schonstein-Pinnock, is a South African-Italian novelist, poet, author of children’s books and curator of anthologies.
Schonstein, whose novels variously employ the genres of magical-realism, meta-fiction and narrative fiction, is famous for novels such as Skyline and A Time of Angels. Schonstein's novels draw heavily on her personal experiences of growing up in Central Africa and to historical events related to the Inquisition, the Holocaust, the Rhodesian War and Apartheid.
She pays homage to the child-victims of war in Africa and to refugees, weaving together harsh realities with elements of myth and magic.