Novel

Lebo Mazibuko’s second novel, Fabrics of Love, looks at themes of family trauma, black womanhood, absent fathers and heritage

Back in the Free State, a daughter rediscovers the textures of home, family and unspoken inheritances in Antjie Krog’s autobiographical novel

An explicit, ambitious debut novel that delivers on sensuality but struggles to balance story, substance and seduction

A moving, mind-bending journey of grief, hope and unexpected transformation

Lindani Mbunyuza-Memani weaves a tale of identity, longing and the relentless pull of the past

An edited excerpt from the historical novel by South African author Arvashni Seeripat

Yahya Sinwar writes that ‘despite tireless attempts to erase their Arab identity, Islamic faith and Palestinian heritage, they remain more steadfast than anyone could have…

A world-wandering love finds itself in music, in the harmonics of pain, and in the deep fullness of time

This is an edited extract from prolific writer Zukiswa Wanner’s new novel, Love Marry Kill

Uplifting, relatable novel uses the relationship between a Zulu woman and a Nigerian man to explore xenophobia

With a rich plot full of surprises, Joanne Joseph’s debbut novel is bound together by a poetic turn of phrase

In the original novel, readers are exposed to Poppie Nongena’s backstory, highlighting the effects of apartheid. But the film’s visual shorthand doesn’t capture the nuances

This is a selection of the best stories published in the newspaper’s Africa section this year, in no particular order

‘Intruders’ is the effort of an author putting in work for her generation.

Growing up as mixed race robbed her of a solid identity, but the celebrated journalist writes of how she embraced the beauty of her complexity