http://www.litnet.co.za/Article/interviews-and-reviews-of-the-shortlisted-books-for-the-alan-paton-award-and-the-sunday-tLitNet 2013en-usCopyright 2013media@litnet.co.zaTue, 21 May 2013 18:20:55 +0200LitNet - EnglishLitNet | RSS - EnglishLitNethttp://www.litnet.co.za/1/LitNetwebvoet@litnet.co.zahttp://www.litnet.co.za/assets/content/large/sunday_times_alan_paton.jpghttp://www.litnet.co.za/Article/interviews-and-reviews-of-the-shortlisted-books-for-the-alan-paton-award-and-the-sunday-tfIDSome textcathttp://www.litnet.co.za/Article/interviews-and-reviews-of-the-shortlisted-books-for-the-alan-paton-award-and-the-sunday-t<p>The prestigious <em>Sunday Times</em> Literary Awards shortlist was announced on the 12th of May in Franschhoek. Six books made the shortlist for the 23rd Alan Paton Award for non-fiction, and five made the cut for the <em>Sunday Times</em> Fiction Prize for creative writing, which is now in its 12th year.</p> <p><strong>The shortlisted books for the Alan Paton Award for non-fiction are: </strong></p> <table width="600" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="200"><img alt="" src="http://www.litnet.co.za/assets/images/boeke/shadow_world.jpg" /></td> <td width="380" valign="top"> <p><em><strong>The Shadow World</strong></em> <br /> Andrew Feinstein</p> <p><a href="http://www.kalahari.net/e-trader/referral.asp?toolbar=mweb&amp;linkid=358&amp;partnerid=197&amp;sku=41446786" target="_blank">Buy <i>The Shadow World</i> from Kalahari.com.</a></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><img border="0" alt="" src="http://www.litnet.co.za/assets/images/boeke/diepsloot.jpg" /></td> <td valign="top"><em><strong>Diepsloot</strong></em><br /> Anton Harber<br /> <p><a target="_blank" 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<tr> <td><img border="0" alt="" src="http://www.litnet.co.za/assets/images/boeke/father_monster.jpg" /></td> <td valign="top"> <p><em><strong>My Father, My Monster</strong></em> <br /> McIntosh Polela</p> <a href="/Article/alan-paton-award-nominee-macintosh-polela"><br /> <br /> Read Bibi Slippers's interview with Macintosh Polela</a>.<br /> <a href="/Article/mcintosh-polela-in-conversation-janet-van-eeden-about-his-memoir-my-father-my-monster"><br /> Read an interview with the author of <i>My Father, My Monster</i></a>. <p><a href="http://www.kalahari.net/e-trader/referral.asp?toolbar=mweb&amp;linkid=358&amp;partnerid=197&amp;sku=41937002" target="_blank">Buy <i>My Father, My Monster</i> from Kalahari.com.</a></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><img src="http://www.litnet.co.za/assets/images/boeke/little_liberia.jpg" alt="" /></td> <td valign="top"> <p><em><strong>Little Liberia</strong></em> <br /> Johnny Steinberg</p> <p><a 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Michiel Heyns</p> <p><a href="http://www.kalahari.net/e-trader/referral.asp?toolbar=mweb&amp;linkid=358&amp;partnerid=197&amp;sku=40858359" target="_blank">Buy <i>Lost Ground</i> from Kalahari.com.</a></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><img border="0" alt="" src="http://www.litnet.co.za/assets/images/boeke/lazarus_effect.jpg" /></td> <td valign="top"><em><strong>The Lazarus Effect</strong></em><br /> HJ Golakai<br /> <br /> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.argief.litnet.co.za/cgi-bin/giga.cgi?cmd=cause_dir_news_item&amp;cause_id=1270&amp;news_id=108439">Read a review of <i>The Lazarus Effect</i></a>. <p><a href="http://www.kalahari.net/e-trader/referral.asp?toolbar=mweb&amp;linkid=358&amp;partnerid=197&amp;sku=41479393" target="_blank">Buy <em>The Lazarus Effect</em> from Kalahari.com.</a></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><img border="0" alt="" src="http://www.litnet.co.za/assets/images/boeke/nineveh.jpg" /></td> <td valign="top"> <p><em><strong>Nineveh</strong></em> <br /> Henrietta Rose-Innes</p> 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