Mike Nicol
A full-time writer, Mike Nicol was born in Cape Town. He is the author of six novels, four of which have been published in both the UK and the US, and have been translated into several languages.
Opgedateer/Updated: 2010-02-02
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Obituary: Peter Wilhelm
2021-10-26"He was a sardonic man, his expression one of wry amusement. He was exceptionally kind and gentle."
Achmat Dangor: 1948–2020
2020-09-24"For 50 years, Achmat Dangor was one of the constant voices of South African literature, a voice that told what it was to live in apartheid South Africa and in the new country as it struggled to gain an identity."
The ANC spy Bible: An interview with Mike Nicol on writing and editing
2020-09-17"However, when you are the editor, the relationship with the people mentioned in the story is different: you do not think of them as characters. Your focus is on the structure of the book and the prose, the sound of the sentences. Consequently, I never thought of Moe Shaik as a character; he was the writer."