Imraan's words on the move
If Imraan Coovadia's work was a computer operating system, we would call it open source --- it is so open in its imagination of another world.
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Posthumous honours
That a book about his life has just won a Pulitzer is surely proof that Malcolm X's redemption in mainstream America is near complete.
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Zimbabwe's land myths exposed
Percy Zvomuya examines a book that comes to some surprising conclusions about the country's so-called farm invasions.
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Nice images cannot overcome stereotypes and lack of dialogue
Rhumba is a good story and has the makings of a good novel, but it is not there yet.
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Laboratory of morality
This novel is reminiscent of the film The Big Chill and David Lodge's novels set in university environs; it even has a touch of Woody Allen.
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Bolano's writing reflects his life
The collection of his last works is as much autobiographical as an expression of his views.
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Touchdown for Reservoir Boks
The raw energy and rough language of a rugby thriller alarms polite literary circles.
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Fragments of Dylan
A compendium of reviews by an American music journalist doesn't provide a comprehensive portrait.
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A time-twisting double act
A new series of books uses local history as a way to hook young readers.
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Found: A Somalia we do not know
A newshound gives an astonishing insight into a much-maligned country.
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