Dario Fo – actor, director, playwright, singer, activist, jester and satirist – exposed abusive systems of power
The singer-songwriter has always stood for a craftsmanship and artistry that make his Nobel deserved and unsurprising.
Topics include writing since Sol Plaatje to reporting on Marikana – and will continue at the afterparty
It’s remarkable but regrettable that reparation processes usually entail those erred against being done over for a second time.
Alongside panels discussing hot topics, shortlisted poets from the Sol Plaatje European Union Poetry Award and Anthology will receive their awards.
SinceToni Morrison (1993), Isaac Bashevis Singer (1978) and Saul Bellow (1976), American authors have got short shrift from the Nobel.
A founder of the University of the Western Cape, Adam Small died at the weekend at the age of 79.
Author defines apartheid to describe situation in Jerusalem and the West Bank.
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.
Bridge Books looks to change Johannesburg’s book dealing landscape.