Richard Jurgens
Richard Jurgens is a writer and editor based in Amsterdam. Born in Johannesburg in 1960, he studied philosophy and English at the University of the Witwatersrand. After teaching English in Tanzania, he went to the Netherlands, where he held a Mandela Research Fellowship at the University of Groningen. He was active with a South African cultural organisation in Amsterdam before returning to Johannesburg in 1994, where he worked as a freelance journalist for a range of national newspapers and magazines. His memoir, The Many Houses of Exile, was published in 2000. The following year he returned to Amsterdam, where he became the founding editor of Amsterdam Weekly.
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The Incident on Heron Island
2011-12-13 It was blazing out in the open countryside, though the calendars said that it would soon be late October. Hilton Ellis mopped his brow with the spotted handkerchief that he had knotted on his head earlier against the unaccustomed UV rays.
The Exploding Trousers – Part IV
2011-11-23 Preparations for shooting the climactic scene of the film had been continuing since dawn. The set had been built in the barn of an abandoned farmhouse not far, Hilton guessed, from the majestic ruins of Great Zimbabwe. A small town of trailers and
The Exploding Trousers – Part II
2011-11-16 “Dude,” said a voice that seemed to be coming through a plastic megaphone, “dude, wake up!’ Hilton Ellis opened an eye, and was rewarded with a sideways-on view of the gopher, Rory, of course: standing over his bed.
The Exploding Trousers – Part III
2011-11-16 The picture was blurred at first, but gained in clarity as his eyes gradually adjusted to the dim light. It was a black-and-white line drawing, or an etching perhaps, in the style of illustrations in Victorian adventure stories.
The Exploding Trousers – Part I
2011-11-02 “There we are, then,” Sandy said, standing back to examine his handiwork.Hilton Ellis had been making an attempt to learn his lines, and he hadn’t noticed the transformation that had been taking place in the mirror under the make-up guy’s subtly flitting fingers. He looked up to find Adolf Dorkman, Mombasa pirate, scourge of the East coast and greasy B-movie sub-plot bad guy, staring bellicosely back at him.
Imagine Africa: Idealism and disillusionment in the imagining of Africa
2011-10-20 Imagine Africa, a collection of essays and literary pieces edited and introduced by poet, writer and activist Breyten Breytenbach, is the first in a projected series of volumes from the Gorée Institute ...