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/ 9 September 2008
A feast of new South African crime novels criss-crosses various genres, writes Barbara Ludman.
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/ 9 September 2008
Wicomb’s latest short-story collection is an indispensable addition to the bookshelves of serious lovers of South African fiction.
Twelve-year-old Sarah Coppings speaks to children’s author Niki Daly about his latest book.
Allan Kolski Horwitz explains independently minded publishing collective Botsotso, while Darryl Accone applauds Colleen Higgs’s award-winning work.
Tracey Farren’s debut novel <i>Whiplash</i> is the redemptive story of Tess, a Muizenberg sex worker. This is an extract from the book.
If plays stay on stage, never making their way on to the page, South Africans could lose an important aspect of their culture. But not if Robin Malan’
Judges agree that Ceridwen Dovey’s <i>Blood Kin</i> is the pick of the bunch. Craig MacKenzie reports.
Henrietta Rose-Innes, winner of the 2008 Caine Prize for African Writing for her short story Poison, talks about bringing home the ‘African Booker’.
Shaun de Waal reviews <i>Verhale</i>, the single-volume collection of Koos Prinsloo’s short fictions
Meg Samuelson asks if we can leave open the door to the South African literary house.