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Craig Mackenzie

Winning novels examples of newfound writing freedom
Article
/ 25 June 2015

Winning novels examples of newfound writing freedom

Noted novelist Zakes Mda and debut writer Penny Busetto have won the University of Johannesburg awards with "Rachel’s Blue" and "The Story of Anna P".

By Craig MacKenzie
Surf the global tide in language and survive
Article
/ 24 August 2012

Surf the global tide in language and survive

The marginalisation of local languages will continue and nonstandard English is the future to embrace.

By Craig MacKenzie
Old Jo’burg glitters with gritty detail
Article
/ 8 June 2012

Old Jo’burg glitters with gritty detail

Two novels set in Jo’burg, Cape Town and London take the UJ prizes.

By Craig MacKenzie
Beyond the silos of South African literature
Article
/ 10 February 2012

Beyond the silos of South African literature

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

By Craig MacKenzie
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Article
/ 21 October 2011

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.

By Craig MacKenzie
So much talent, so few readers
Article
/ 26 August 2011

So much talent, so few readers

<b>Craig MacKenzie</b> ponders the central contradiction in
local literature.

By Craig MacKenzie
Vladislavic: Take two
Article
/ 20 May 2011

Vladislavic: Take two

Author, Ivan Vladislavic, has won his second UJ prize with a three-part novel that covers familiar ground.

By Craig MacKenzie
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Article
/ 29 April 2011

A past revisited is pertinent today

If there is an elegiac tone to this collection it is because the period it covers was a time in which there was genuine outrage at SA’s policies

By Craig MacKenzie
More rebellious than ever
Article
/ 27 August 2010

More rebellious than ever

<b>Craig MacKenzie</b> previews texts and topics at the heart of the state of South African fiction.

By Craig MacKenzie
Morbid but irresistible
Article
/ 11 August 2010

Morbid but irresistible

James Clelland is the winner of the 2009/2010 European Union Literary Award for his novel <i>Deeper than Colour</i>.

By Craig MacKenzie
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Article
/ 7 June 2010

Haunting and provocative mix for 2010 UJ Prize winners

Imraan Coovadia and Jacob Dlamini are the winners of the annual University of Johannesburg literary awards.

By Craig MacKenzie
Look back at Butler anew
Article
/ 26 March 2010

Look back at Butler anew

Now is the time to reconsider the work of Guy Butler and what he stood for.

By Craig MacKenzie
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Article
/ 6 August 2008

First-timer takes UJ prize

Judges agree that Ceridwen­ Dovey’s <i>Blood Kin</i> is the pick of the bunch. Craig MacKenzie reports.

By Craig MacKenzie
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Article
/ 28 December 2001

Humour in the shadow of the gallows

Herman Charles Bosman is well known for his "gallows humour", writes Craig MacKenzie.

By Staff Reporter

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