Township teens give stories top marks

Although many publications have been produced for the youth market, few tell their stories through the eyes of young people living in the townships.

In verse and prose, Benghazi liberates speech

Freedom of speech is the name of the game in Revolution Square where new publications have blossomed and women recite poetry in public.

Master of the universe

Gabriel Gárcia Márquez's seminal novel, One Hundred Years of Solitude, is the book that has most shaped world literature.

Bestseller's success upsets Indian literati

At 35, Chetan Bhagat's chronicling of the trials and tribulations of the country's middle-class youth has made him a publishing phenomenon in India.

Ask the right questions

Gwen Ansell surveys the state of science fiction.

Karl Marx: A breakdown

As the global financial crisis tightens its grip, sales of Karl Marx's Das Kapital are booming. Stuart Jeffries offers this handy primer.

Itinerant master bags Nobel

He might not be as well known as some of his contemporaries, but it is not surprising that JMG Le Clézio has been awarded the coveted prize.

A charge disputed

After Stephen Gray savaged me in the pages of the Mail & Guardian a few weeks ago, I immediately responded, thanks to the new age of blogs.

Booked for pleasure

Ion Trewin, literary director of the Man Booker Prize, talks to Darryl Accone on the eve of the 40th Booker.

Granny's raunchy success

A raunchy novel with a dauntless heroine has transformed the lives of a 93-year-old author and three of her friends who were living in nursing homes.

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