Violence is a way of life in South Africa. And to end this tragic habit this country needs material justice before we can live in peace.

Mongane Wally Serote had to have permission to come home after 16 years away.

Salman Rushdie was awarded the Booker in 1981 for <em>Midnight’s Children</em> and the Prix du Meilleur Livre Stranger for his novel <em>Shame</em>.

The Book Week starts in Cape Town’s Baxter Theatre on October 31 and in Johannesburg’s Market Theatre on November 7.