The A to Z of local writing
- 16 Nov 2012 09:58 - Shaun De Waal
- A new and comprehensive history and a guide contain everything a scholar needs to know
Fabulous account of odd family
- 16 Nov 2012 09:49 - Percy Zvomuya
- The mysterious uncle Cedric could be anyone's relative and therein lies Rupert Thomson's genius.
Ambitious tomes offer grand, unrivalled sweep of history
- 16 Nov 2012 09:32 - Andrew MacDonald
- Handsome, rigorous and reasonably priced, these admirable books on South Africa's past surpass many of the others on the market
Valuable addition to local archives
- 16 Nov 2012 09:20 - Gwen Ansell
- Adam Haupt summarizes all the questions his book raises
Jazzing up a historical record
- 16 Nov 2012 09:14 - Gwen Ansell
- The new edition of Chris Ballantine's Marabi Nights is more than a description of the creation of a South African jazz; it is sociology set to music
Celebrating a great son of Africa
- 16 Nov 2012 00:00 - Percy Zvomuya
- A new book on Samora Machel takes an unusual approach to its subject.
Thrilling Bond-like read, but with more depth
- 16 Nov 2012 00:00 - Jane Rosenthal
- This reads like a South African James Bond novel, but is more elegantly written and rather more serious.
Harrowing story of an African farm
- 16 Nov 2012 00:00 - Alistair Morgan, Jane Rosenthal,
- South African literature has a long tradition of farm novels digging deep into the lives of people on these farms.
Throw the book at books
- 16 Nov 2012 00:00 - Jane Rosenthal
- Insightful and controversial, Coovadia's essays are a cracking read -- even if they are in book form
'Soiled with a secret shame'
- 16 Nov 2012 00:00 - Shaun De Waal
- Zuma Exposed gets to the heart of the paranoia and power play central to the ANC under his leadership
Feisty professor 'took life on the chin'
- 16 Nov 2012 00:00 - OBITUARY
- Craig MacKenzie Margaret Lenta, born September 2 1936, died November 5 2012
Finding facts to suit arguments
- 16 Nov 2012 00:00 - Sipho Kings
- Ivo Vegter says environmentalists exaggerate problems, but his book committs the same sins.
