Boerejood – Julian Roup

The word “Boerejood” translates to “Boer-Jew”. The book explores post-apartheid South Africa through the eyes of the author—a half-Afrikaans, half-Jewish writer struggling with questions of race, history, and belonging. Written a decade after South Africa’s transition to democracy, it gives a unique English-language voice to the complexities of modern Afrikaner identity.

Julian Roup was born and raised in Cape Town. He completed a journalism degree at Rhodes University in Grahamstown before moving to England in 1980, where he established a successful career in public relations and journalism.