Darryl David
Darryl Earl David, van Howick in KwaZulu-Natal, is die enigste Indiër-dosent van Afrikaans in Suid-Afrika. Vir die afgelope 20 jaar is die Afrikaanse letterkunde totaal en al sy lewe.
Maar hy is veral bekend as die stigter van Suid-Afrika (en Afrika) se enigste Boekedorp, Richmond in die Karoo.
Hy is ook die persoon wat boekefeeste op die literêre kaart van Suid-Afrika gevestig het. Hy is die stigter van die BookBedonnerd Fees op Richmond, die Schreiner-fees op Cradock, die Midlands Literary Festival in Howick, die JM Coetzee-fees op Richmond, die Breyten Breytenbach-boekefees op Montagu, en die enigste Kinderboekfees in Suid-Afrika, wat in Pietermaritzburg gehou word; en onlangs het hy die reëling van die Fugard-fees oorgeneem.
Hy is ook die medeskrywer van twee boeke: 101 Country Churches of SA en A Platteland Pilgrimage: 102 Country Churches of SA. Hy werk tans aan twee nuwe boeke wat hopelik aan die einde van 2015 klaar sal wees. Sy vyfde boek, het hy homself belowe, sal ‘n roman wees.
Hermanus, UNESCO City of Gastronomy? An interview with Darryl David
2019-08-19Darryl David talks to Naomi Meyer about the leading of a very special bid.
Durban Literary Festival: An interview with Darryl David
2019-06-06"Durban is not merely about sunshine, beaches, surfing and bunny chows. ... We must ride the Unesco City of Literature wave – the first on South African shores and the first on the African continent. As a city, we need to honour and celebrate our literary heritage."
Pniël Adam Small Fees 2019: Darryl David gesels met Naomi Meyer
2019-02-15"Die proses om die Adam Small-fees in die lewe te roep het my genees. Ek sê altyd vir mense: As jy Pniël toe gaan, voel jy die liefde. Sommige gemeenskappe is net so." Die Pniël Adam Small Fees vind vanaf 22 tot 24 Februarie plaas. Naomi Meyer het die feesorganiseerder, Darryl David, uitgevra.
Open letter to President Ramaphosa: support the true arts in this country
2019-01-04"To use arts and culture money to record the favourite struggle songs of Jacob Zuma is a slap in the face of every artist and writer in this country."
Midlands Literary Festival 2018: Full programme
2018-08-29KZN's premier book festival, the Midlands Literary Festival, is taking place at Fern Hill Hotel near Howick on 1 and 2 September 2018. Here is the full programme.
Die tweede Etienne van Heerden Veldsoirée: ’n onderhoud met Darryl David
2018-08-21"Ons het werklikwaar die ondersteuning van groot name in die Afrikaanse letterkunde gekry. Bibi Slippers, Dana Snyman, Etienne van Heerden, Ronelda Kamfer, Karin Brynard, Willie Burger, Fanie Olivier, Nathan Trantraal en Clinton du Plessis, om net ’n paar te noem."
The Alan Paton Book Festival 2018
2018-03-07Here is the full programme of The Alan Paton Book Festival 2018, as received from festival organiser Darryl David.
Adam Small-fees 2018: fotoblad
2018-03-01Die Adam Small-fees het vanaf 23 tot 25 Februarie 2018 in Pniël plaasgevind. Darryl David deel sy foto's van die fees.
Darryl David oor die tweede Adam Small-fees
2018-02-21"Die fees gaan by die Pniël Museum plaasvind. Mense kan nie die pragtige kerk misloop nie. Dis waar jy moet parkeer. Alle lesings is gratis. Behalwe Peter Braaf se opvoering van Joanie Galant en What about the Lô wat R50 kos. En Ghaireyah se opvoering kos ’n skamele R5 per leerling."
Durban first city on the African continent to become a Unesco World City of Literature
2017-11-01"This is big. In a sense it means that Durban becomes the literary capital of Africa, the literary gateway to Africa. Everything that the city plans from now, literature must be at its heart."
BookBedonnerd 2017: fotoblad
2017-10-30Die 10de BookBedonnerd-fees het van 25 tot 28 Oktober in Richmond plaasgevind. Hendrik Mentz deel sy foto's van die fees.
Booktown Richmond presents BookBedonnerd X (programme)
2017-10-18BookBedonnerd X 2017 is taking place from 25 to 28 October. This year's exciting programme offers a wide variety of book talks, presentations, walkabouts, workshops and much more. The complete programme is available here.
Articulate Africa Book Fair 2017: an interview with Darryl David
2017-09-21Articulate Africa Book Fair 2017 will take place from 29 September to 1 October at the Durban ICC. Read an interview with Darryl David, and see the full programme.
HemelBesem by die Etienne van Heerden-veldsoirée
2017-08-31Dis pas bekend dat HemelBesem ook by die Etienne van Heerden-veldsoirée optree. Die soirée vind van 22 tot 24 September 2017 in Cradock (by Buffelshoek) plaas. Darryl David verskaf praktiese inligting.
Midlands Literary Festival 2017: Programme
2017-08-24"The seasons literally and figuratively turn the page from 2 to 3 September when the 8th Midlands Literary Festival, now something of an institution in Howick, takes place at Fern Hill Hotel, one of the jewels of the Midlands Meander."