Darryl Accone

Don DeLillo’s foresight in his undiminished works are a delight to read

Article Darryl Accone - 5 Aug 2016

SinceToni Morrison (1993), Isaac Bashevis Singer (1978) and Saul Bellow (1976), American authors have got short shrift from the Nobel.

OBITUARY: Adam Small had words and learning in his blood

Article Darryl Accone - 28 Jun 2016

A founder of the University of the Western Cape, Adam Small died at the weekend at the age of 79.

Coetzee listens, learns in Palestine

Article Darryl Accone - 2 Jun 2016

Author defines apartheid to describe situation in Jerusalem and the West Bank.

Literary awards: ’Tis the season to toast the best of local authors

Article Darryl Accone - 25 May 2016

Awards season is upon us once more – that time in late autumn when authors turn to thoughts of riches that will be made known in midwinter.

New store bridges a book market gap

Article Darryl Accone & Kwanele Sosibo - 14 May 2016

Bridge Books looks to change Johannesburg's book dealing landscape.

The pen is mightier than the penis

Article Darryl Accone - 6 May 2016

From Shakespeare to 'Portnoy's Complaint', writers have been saucing up their literary efforts since time immemorial - with mixed results.

‘The vilest of men rise to the greatest credit’

Analysis Darryl Accone - 4 May 2016

French philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau's writings from 1755 could have well been written today, about South Africa.

How Shakespeare fits our time

Article Darryl Accone - 2 May 2016

The bard has been dead for 400 years, yet he speaks from the grave as clearly and wisely as ever.

Biblical myths in the time of Mammon

Article Darryl Accone - 23 Mar 2016

The religious underpinnings of South African fiction have been eroded by the secularisation of our society since 1994, with one striking exception.

Dan Brown not Umberto Eco’s sole echo

Article Darryl Accone - 26 Feb 2016

Eco, who has died at the age of 84, bestrode the disparate worlds of popular fiction and critical thinking with panache.

Exclusive Books launches in-store restaurant

Article Darryl Accone - 17 Dec 2015

Foodies, the fickle Jo’burg socialite crowd and book lovers are the prospective clientele of the Social Kitchen & Bar at Exclusive Books in Hyde Park.

Books that are odes to love and death

Article Darryl Accone - 19 Nov 2015

How to get through life? These novels of ideas and odes to “ordinary people” give some hints.

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Special AVBOB fund assists with restoration of SMMEs and NGOs

Samsung launches super-fast, ultra-powerful Galaxy A52s with innovations for all South Africans

A just transition to a climate resilient economy and ecologically sustainable society

Estate planning: What to consider

Art for the Arch – Celebrating Archbishop Tutu’s 90th birthday with a good cause

GIZ – Positions, calls and requests for proposals, and supply of vehicles

Over a million South African government employees do not have a Last Will and Testament

Wingu Academy – challenging expectations about schooling from home through excellence and innovation