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Chronic: A late-colonial enkwayary

Chronic: A late-colonial enkwayary

24 May 2013 00:00 - Shaun de Waal
Chronic ranges across the post-colonial world, exposing multiple contradictions and a bewildering range of trajectories across this landscape.
The joy of Jobson’ glorious versatility

The joy of Jobson’ glorious versatility

17 May 2013 00:00 - Jane Rosenthal
Liesl Jobson has been published in many short story collections and that this, her first solo collection, is a book worth reading.
Expedition cycling: Extreme yoga for adults with wanderlust

Expedition cycling: Extreme yoga for adults with wanderlust

19 Apr 2013 00:00 - Sean O’Toole
In 'Freedom Rider' Kevin Davie, an ­endurance sport enthusiast and business editor of the Mail & Guardian, writes about life on the road.
Grisly death passes without comment

Grisly death passes without comment

19 Apr 2013 00:00 - Jane Rosenthal
Lauren Beukes's latest novel, a nightmare tale of a time-hopping women-killer, is a publisher’s dream but leaves little in its wake.
Oh broeder, where is the volk now?

Oh broeder, where is the volk now?

12 Apr 2013 00:00 - Charles Leonard
It is doubtful that a homogeneous volk ever really ­existed, but the debate about Afrikaner identity - and its future - has not run its full course.
From ever after to nevermore

From ever after to nevermore

28 Mar 2013 11:48 - Shaun De Waal
New insight on our ­leaders past and ­present gives us a clearer idea about why the rosy future we believed was ours has been lost.
Amina Cachalia: A story of struggle, triumph and love

Amina Cachalia: A story of struggle, triumph and love

28 Mar 2013 11:24 - Charles Leonard
Amina Cachalia certainly was an extraordinary woman ­– Nelson Mandela clearly thought so, too.
Quantum tale, noir-laden fable

Quantum tale, noir-laden fable

28 Mar 2013 00:00 - Gwen Ansell
Reality is renegotiated, universes up for grabs in two stories that disrupt the traditions of hard SF and hard-boiled fiction.
It’s all about the right words

It’s all about the right words

28 Mar 2013 00:00 - Pat Schwartz
Latest releases on South African shelves prove that if youngsters have material they enjoy, they will read.
Compelling back story underpins dystopian tale

Compelling back story underpins dystopian tale

28 Mar 2013 00:00 - Gwen Ansell
What is most interesting, and most fresh, about Hugh Howey’s book is its back story.
Soaring on memories

Soaring on memories

28 Mar 2013 00:00 - Maureen Brady
Former and current members of the air force give personal insights into the history of the SAAF.
Not much to write home about

Not much to write home about

15 Mar 2013 10:52 - Percy Zvomuya
Reviewing a book when its writer, who is foreign, is on a visit to South Africa is something of a double-edged sword.
St John the Austere considers the life of a boy called Jesus

St John the Austere considers the life of a boy called Jesus

08 Mar 2013 00:00 - Percy Zvomuya
JM Coetzee’s latest novel, with its highly efficent and clinical prose, is both befuddling and engaging.
Star bucks and soccer rot

Star bucks and soccer rot

01 Mar 2013 00:00 - Percy Zvomuya
A lot of money has come into sport, changing it utterly, and the perils that confront rich sports stars keep mounting.
‘First hijacker’ fails to get plodding tale airborne

‘First hijacker’ fails to get plodding tale airborne

22 Feb 2013 00:00 - Percy Zvomuya
As an introduction to a memoir, one can’t imagine a more dramatic opening than hijacking a plane and landing it in a hostile country.
The imam who paid the high price for freedom

The imam who paid the high price for freedom

08 Feb 2013 11:41 - Qaanitah Hunter
In this book, Barney Desai and Cardiff Marney open the doors on an obscure part of South African history.
Jumping the gun on Marikana backfires

Jumping the gun on Marikana backfires

01 Feb 2013 00:00 - Kwanele Sosibo
An academic attempt to present an alternative view of the massacre reveals little that is not known.
Joe Queenan: 'Most people read drivel'

Joe Queenan: 'Most people read drivel'

25 Jan 2013 00:00 - Percy Zvomuya
Percy Zvomuya examines Joe Queenan's loves, aversions and views on readers in 'One for the Books'.
Playing fast and Lucey

Playing fast and Lucey

18 Jan 2013 00:00 - Charles Leonard
The security police cut short Roger Lucey's burgeoning music career - just one stop in an eventful journey through life.
Song gone wrong

Song gone wrong

11 Jan 2013 15:22 - Gwen Ansell
The plot is intriguing, the world and its people convincing.

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