Richard Poplak is a Johannesburg-based South African author, journalist and film maker who focuses on corporate criminality, race and equity issues. He is the author of the 2011 graphic journalistic novel '' Kenk: A Graphic Portrait'' about notorious Toronto bike thief Igor Kent. He is the co-director of ''Influence'' documentary about corruption in South Africa.

Early life and education

Poplak was born in Johannesburg. He studied fine art and film making at

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. Poplak is Jewish.

Career

Poplak is the author of the 2011 journalistic

comic book A comic book, comic-magazine, or simply comic is a publication that consists of comics art in the form of sequential juxtaposed panel (comics), panels that represent individual scenes. Panels are often accompanied by descriptive prose and wri ...

'' Kenk: A Graphic Portrait.'' He is a senior contributor to the '' Daily Maverick''.

Selected publications

* Richard Poplak and Diana Neille, ''Influence'' (film) documents corruption and disinformation campaigns in South Africa government and the role of Bell Pottinger in supporting them * Richard Poplak and Kevin Bloom, ''Continental Shift: A Journey into Africa's Changing Fortunes'', 2016 Portobello Books, * Richard Poplak, ''Ja No Man: Growing Up White in Apartheid Era South Africa'', 2007, Penguin Canada * Richard Poplak, ''Kenk: A Graphic Portrait'', 2010, Pop Sandbox,

Awards

Poplak's book ''Ja No Man'' made the 2008 Alan Paton Non-Fiction prize long list and the '' Now'' ''Top 10 books of 2007''.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Poplak, Richard Living people Writers from Johannesburg South African film directors South African Jews Concordia University alumni Year of birth missing (living people) South African graphic novelists South African comics writers South African comics artists