Beyond the silos of South African literature

This substantial offering from UKZN Press is very much about the now.

Our literary disgrace

The sale of JM Coetzee's archive to a Texan university revives the question of where South Africa’s literary heritage should be preserved.

A literary soldier

Siphiwo Mahala, author of When a Man Cries and a ­collection of short stories, ­African Delights, talks about his writing process.

So much talent, so few readers

Craig MacKenzie ponders the central contradiction in local literature.

Textured history for contemporary times

Two new books examine the consequences of battles, both physical and ideological.

What every critic should know

A local publisher outlines various challenges and defends local editing and writers.

Our literature needs incisive criticism, yes, but on exactly whose values will it be based?

The recent response to criticism by writers and performers from two very different sectors of literature (spoken-word poetry and genre fiction) is not

Crime fiction not an escapist genre

There's a move afoot locally to hustle crime fiction into the thriller category. Evangelisers of this new gospel say crime is a reminder of SA reality

Expanding literary horizons

Unlike in the West, where many works of fiction first see the light of day in literary journals, most of our local works appear in book form first.

Waking to the realisation

Zachariah Rapola’s Noma Award-winning short-story collection could be the beginnings of a dream literary life. Percy Zvomuya talks to its author.

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