Books and writers

In Memoriam: Seamus Heaney

Malvern van Wyk Smith 2013-09-06 "Now he is gone. Moreover, he died in the very week of the 11th anniversary of that astounding visit in August 2002. The loss to the world of English letters is immense, and all over the world memorial services will be held and memories and appraisals will be voiced in many important places."

Staring down the barrel: Mike Nicol’s Of Cops & Robbers

Jonathan Amid 2013-09-04 "Whether you read his latest work as a playful homage to the hard-boiled heroes of the 1930s, find the crossing of boundaries between fact and fiction a source of interest, or just want to read a white-knuckle thriller about the not-quite state of the nation, Nicol’s your man."

Found in Translation

Jaco Botha 2013-09-04 A casual conversation between Of Cops & Robbers author Mike Nicol and Jaco Botha, who translated the novel into the Afrikaans as Dieners & Donners.

Open Book Festival 2013: Tickets giveaway!

2013-09-03 LitNet is pleased to announce that the Open Book Festival 2013 is giving away ten tickets to two events respectively at this year’s festival.

Zebra Crossing: An electrifying novel

Jonathan Amid 2013-08-28 "Without unqualified exultation it would be fair to say that Zebra Crossing is one of the very best works of socially conscious fiction produced in 2013, one that provides ample evidence of tremendous literary ability and a fine understanding of form."

Sharp Edges launch at The Book Lounge

2013-08-28

Open Book Festival 2013: Programme

2013-08-27 Open Book Festival 2013 takes place from 7 to 11 September 2013 at The Fugard Theatre in Cape Town. See the full programme here.

African Library: The Forbidden Woman

Annie Gagiano 2013-08-27 "Indeed, the entire text could be read as exhortation and inspiration; the contribution of an Algerian woman who left her country physically, but remains passionately committed to her country and to those of her compatriots who share her passion for freedom."

Invitation: The launch of Call it Dog by Marli Roode.

2013-08-27 Penguin Books and Love Books take pleasure in inviting you to the launch of Call it Dog by Marli Roode.

Sefika Awards dinner: Photos of the event

Izak de Vries 2013-08-16 At the annual Sefika Awards dinner, which was held recently, outstanding service to the publishing and bookselling industry was celebrated. Izak de Vries took photos at the event.

Lady Limbo by Consuelo Roland: A subversive, subverting love story

Fiona Zerbst 2013-08-15 "Playing with the tropes of erotic fiction, Roland gives us the striptease and the sex ..."

Cape Town launch: In Love's Place by Etienne van Heerden

2013-08-13 Penguin Books and The Book Lounge take pleasure in inviting you to the Cape Town launch of In Love's Place by Etienne van Heerden.

Book launch: Pilgrim

Izak de Vries Books and writers 2013-07-16

"Pieter Cilliers’s autobiography, first published in South Africa in 1997, is the story of a gay pastor’s struggle to come to terms with his homosexuality. Izak de Vries took photos at the Central Methodist Church book launch in Cape Town."

Flat Water Tuesday: What sport does not prepare you for

Donald Powers 2013-07-15 "'Make peace with the past.' For the protagonist of Ron Irwin's Flat Water Tuesday, Rob Carrey, this past is outwardly that of his experience of challenge and triumph as a member of the celebrated four-man rowing team of The Fenton School in Connecticut, the God Four."

Contrary – Critical Responses to the Novels of André Brink

Henning Snyman 2013-07-10 "Inderdaad 'n belangrike werk vir die Afrikaanse literêre argief en vir die lesers van Brink se werk."

Book launch: Apocalypse Now Now by Charlie Human

2013-07-02 Umuzi and The Book Lounge invite you to the launch of Apocalypse Now Now by Charlie Human

A history of violence – and bullfighting

AC Coubleigh 2013-06-28 "South African writer John M Coetzee’s public appeal to Spain’s Cultural Committee contemplating the decision of whether or not to legally protect bullfighting as a 'cultural pastime' essentially pleads with the country’s lawmakers ... to be 'nicer' to unaware and unfortunate bulls."

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