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Leon de Kock

‘Birthmark’: Marked by the strong and weak

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This book is a delicate balancing act seeking the colours between the starkness of black and white.

An era in which fact is more desired than fiction

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What characterises South African writing since 1994 and distinguishes it from its past? This edited excerpt from Leon de Kock's book offers answers.

Post-liberation writing plays hide-and-seek with plot

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What is the real issue facing South African writers after apartheid?

Win pulls Ivan Vladislavic out of the margins

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The author's recent R1.5-million Windham Campbell award for fiction could not have come sooner, writes Leon de Kock.

Andre Brink: A master of words of form

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Andre Brink made SA’s drama of oppression far more readable than either of South Africa’s Nobel laureates ever did or could, writes Leon de Kock.

Fearless corruption buster

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Mzilikazi wa Afrika has valiantly exposed political skullduggery with his brave investigative reporting.

The SA Lit issue won’t go away

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Where to now for the South African writer of fiction in English? asks Leon de Kock.

Ethics knot leaves poetry at sea

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Antjie Krog has diverged from the popular route of cheer and optimism in South Africa, describing instead a country devoid of common ground.

Dancing in Other Words: Poetry in motion

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A conceptually explosive poetry event will take place on the Spier wine estate outside Stellenbosch on May 10 and 11.

Act puts noose around the internet’s neck

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A badly drafted law easily allows anyone to censor the content of websites hosted in South Africa, writes Leon de Kock

High noon in the badlands

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Mike Nicol's revenge trilogy is more socially relevant than most literary SA fiction, writes <b>Leon de Kock</b>

Why rage is inevitable

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Publishing is like a busy highway on which there are so many different types of drivers and crashes are common .
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