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Lauren Beukes ( The Shining Girls ) is an internationally award-winning and bestselling South African author. Her novels include Broken Monsters , Zoo City , and Moxyland . Her graphic novel work includes Vertigo's Survivor's Club , the Fables spin-off Fairest , and Wonder Woman . Beukes's nonfiction has been published in newspapers, magazines, and anthologies including The Hollywood Reporter , The Sunday Times , Marie Claire , and Elle . Her fiction has won praise from the likes of Stephen King, George R. R. Martin, James Ellroy, Gillian Flynn, and her writing has been translated into twenty-six languages. Beukes's books have been regularly featured in best of the year roundups by outlets such as NPR , Amazon , and the Los Angeles Times . Amongst her many honors, she has received the Arthur C. Clarke Award, the University of Johannesburg prize, and the Strand Critics Choice Award. Beukes lives in Cape Town, South Africa.
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