Jonathan Kaplan (born 1954) is a South Africa-born medical doctor and writer. He received his medical training in South Africa, Great Britain, and the United States. He is the author of two autobiographical books on war surgery in

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and related matters. He also publishes occasional book reviews in the

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Television

Publicity material for Natural Causes documentary

In 1996 Kaplan produced and directed a television documentary ''Natural Causes'', made by

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for the ''War Cries'' strand on

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. The

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summarises this film as follows: ''"Jonathan Kaplan retraces the footsteps of his close friend, Andrew Lees, who died apparently from natural causes whilst investigating the huge titanium mining operations in south-east

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."''
BFI
'', accessed 24 August 2010

Awards

* 2002

Alan Paton Award The ''Sunday Times'' CNA Literary Awards are awarded annually to South African writers by the South African weekly newspaper the ''Sunday Times''. They comprise the ''Sunday Times'' CNA Literary Award for Non-fiction and the ''Sunday Times'' ...

References

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