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Autumn Reading

History plus myth means dignity
Article
/ 3 April 2019

History plus myth means dignity

Mda’s latest novel paints a picture of how the West, then and now, refashions the other to validate its own preconceptions

By Shaun De Waal
Blackness has a history of assets
Article
/ 3 April 2019

Blackness has a history of assets

Disregarded at the time and often not chronicled, African-American tales of wealth are impressive

By Oupa Nkosi
Literary awards: ’Tis the season to toast the best of local authors
Article
/ 25 May 2016

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

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.

By Darryl Accone
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Article
/ 21 April 2011

How to do things with words

<b>Gwen Ansell</b> hails China Mieville’s novel on the seductive allure of alien language, <i>Embassytown</i>, and other new science fiction.

By Staff Reporter
Nanotech among the minarets
Article
/ 21 April 2011

Nanotech among the minarets

Imagery of microcosm and macrocosm haunts Ian McDonald’s new novel, <i>The Dervish House</i>, set in Istanbul in 2027.

By Gwen Ansell
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Article
/ 21 April 2011

We can be moral without God

Science, which usually claims to be morally neutral, could help to compute our moral instincts

By Shaun De Waal
Old soldiers’ friend
Article
/ 21 April 2011

Old soldiers’ friend

Jenny Hobbs paints a sympathetic portrait of the often ignored men who fought the battles that bought us our freedom.

By Jane Rosenthal

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