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In her eyes: Author Arundhati Roy studied architecture, not writing, and moved briefly through the worlds of screenwriting and film before becoming one of India’s most influential literary voices. Photo: File

Arundhati Roy’s most personal story yet

Arundhati Roy’s ‘Mother Mary Comes to Me’ is a deeply personal memoir that lays bare the contradictions that shaped both her writing and her life

Aarti Bhana

AFRICAN AUTHORS

The Comrade’s Wife explores love, power and resilience in modern South Africa

Barbara Boswell’s novel tells the gripping love story of a middle-aged black woman in modern-day South Africa

Rodney Ghobril