Books and writers
Information about the latest books and the people behind them
Writing in prison: Ampie Coetzee responds to Helize van Vuuren
2012-10-23 "Breyten's prison writing – Afrikaans poetry, of which little has been translated into English – comprises an anthology of 448 pages! The quality of these verses has been maintained in the more or less 20 books written since then."
Winners of the M-Net Literary Awards 2012 announced
2012-10-23 The winners of the prestigious M-Net Literary Awards were announced at a glorious event at the Hyatt Hotel in Johannesburg on Friday, 19 October. The M-Net Literary Awards are the only fiction awards that honour novels in all eleven South African official languages.
David Attwell and Derek Attridge respond to the reviews of The Cambridge History of South African Literature
2012-10-18 "It is true that the book is produced in English by a global publisher based in the UK, but how else do we tell the story of South Africa’s literatures to as wide a readership as possible?"
Everybody loves the drawings UK illustrator Emily Gravett loves drawing
2012-10-17 From picking strawberries and life on the road to award-winning illustrator – Emily Gravett talks to Naomi Meyer after her recent visit to South Africa.
A state of grace on the Crocodile Flats
2012-10-11 "The people of Crocodile Flats are in dire need of something to lift their spirits – and a vision of pious purity and pure piety by a young girl is just the ticket."
LitNet: Karoo Book | Boek Bonanza
2012-10-11 An exciting line-up of authors and books awaits you at the Karoo Book Bonanza, presented by LitNet, this Sunday in Beaufort West.Hierdie Sondag word daar by die Karoo Boek Bonanza gesels oor ekokritiek, Haai Karoo en die karretjiemense. Aangebied deur LitNet.
Open Book 2012: Constructive Engagement
2012-10-10 At the 2012 Open Book Festival Michela Wrong and Jillian Reilly explored the complexities surrounding writing about Africa as outsiders in a session titled “Constructive Engagement”.
For the love of books: Exclusive Books Boeke Prize 2012 award ceremony
2012-10-04 Photo gallery of the Exclusive Books Boeke Prize 2012 award ceremony, held in Sandton last week.
Boeke Prize 2012: We have a winner
2012-10-03 Exclusive Books announce the winners of the 2012 Boeke Prize!
A national treasure: Imraan Coovadia's The Institute for Taxi Poetry
2012-10-01 Thando Njovane reviews Imraan Coovadia's The Institute for Taxi Poetry and discovers that this novel pioneers a new category of storytelling in South Africa.
Karoo Book | Boek Bonanza at the Second Karoo Development Conference, Beaufort West
2012-09-28 The Karoo Book will take place at the Second Karoo Development Conference in the NG Church hall, Beaufort West, on Sunday the 14th of October. | Die Boek Bonanza van die tweede Karoo-ontwikkelingskonferensie sal op Sondag, 14 Oktober, in die NG-kerksaal, Beaufort-Wes, plaasvind.
Open Book 2012: The Caine Prize for African Writing
2012-09-26 On Saturday, 22 September the Open Book Festival had a distinctly international flavour: due to the international visitors and due to the weather ...
Imagining Professor Yo Ming: A review of The Cambridge History of South African Literature
2012-09-26 "Literary history has been called the "impossible genre". David Attwell and Derek Attridge have proven that it is not so, and that this genre is constantly evolving into newer forms. The gauntlet has been thrown down. Teamwork has brought us this present thought-provoking work."
The possibility of inclusivity: A review of The Cambridge History of South African Literature
2012-09-26 "Fully aware of the pitfalls lurking below the surface, [Attridge and Attwell] jettisoned the monological or monofocal approach used in the histories of Kannemeyer and Chapman to opt for a multi-authored dialogical approach."
"South African literature is not South African English literature": Linda Kwatsha reviews The Cambridge History of South African Literature
2012-09-26 "In order to understand the present it is important to look back at the past. This volume is an answer to those who want to understand the beginnings of African literature, the ups and downs of its development, up to its current situation. The history of a country plays a role in the literature of that particular country."
Toward an inclusive literary history: Three scholars review The Cambridge History of South African Literature
2012-09-26 Three experts in Afrikaans, general literary theory and African literature share their impressions of The Cambridge History of South African Literature, a volume about South African literature that covers all eleven of South Africa's official languages. The book is edited by Derek Attridge and David Attwell.
"Poems are nets of thought": Dan Wylie on the legacy of Don Maclennan
2012-09-21 Elzette Steenkamp speaks to Dan Wylie about 'No other world' – essays on the life-work of Don Maclennan.
Open Book Festival Cape Town (20 - 24 September 2012)
2012-09-20 The Open Book Festival 2012 takes place in Cape Town from 20 - 24 September 2012.
Photos: Zoë Wicomb and the Translocal
2012-09-20Last week eminent writers, scholars and students travelled to the University of York, UK, from as far as Padua, Nashville, Adelaide and Stellenbosch to attend Zoë Wicomb and the Translocal: Scotland and South Africa.
