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Review: The Space Between the Space Between by John Hunt
2015-03-24 "On the one hand this emphasis of presence counts for the novel’s not unremarkable sense of immediacy; I read the thing in two sittings, and not unhappily."
Workshop: "Disturbing the 'normalized quiet of unseen power': Alternative ways of representing violence"
2015-03-24 We hereby invite you to an interdisciplinary workshop, “Disturbing the ‘normalized quiet of unseen power’: Alternative ways of representing violence”, hosted by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Stellenbosch University. Dates: 31 March to 2 April 2015.
Review: War and Society by Albert Grundlingh
2015-03-23 Francois Verster on Albert Grundlingh's book on black remembrance: "A sliver of history brought to light."
African Library: The Naked Gods by Chukwuemeka Ike
2015-03-03 "A prize-winning author in his country of origin and also king of an Aro town in Eastern Nigeria, Ike is an alumnus of Ibadan University and his writing has a sophisticated satirical edge."
South African Independent Publishers Awards 2015
2015-02-25 Booktown Richmond is proud to announce another first: awards that recognise excellence in the burgeoning field of self-published books in South Africa. Self-published books in both English and Afrikaans are eligible for entry.
On the Emcee in Cabaret
2015-02-24 "He is omnipresent and to a large extent almost becomes the audience's conscience."
Ten questions: Stacy Hardy on Because The Night
2015-02-20 "I think all writers have a responsibility to provoke the imagination, to open up new worlds and other spaces and places. It seems to me that this has acquired a new urgency in our global, capitalist world, where the imagination is really under attack."
Ten questions: Martin Sehlapelo on A Peek Inside a Political Prisoner's Heart
2015-02-18 "I will never forget my trip to the island. There was a small round window which allowed a little bit of light and from where I could see the changing colours of the waters which were now covering the glass as the ship was sailing towards the island. From my perspective, we were under the sea, I felt like I was going to drown and die."
Review: An Imperfect Blessing by Nadia Davids
2015-02-16 "Davids is unafraid to tackle hefty questions that refuse arbitrary answers: How does transformation and transition take place? Who gets to determine the course and character of relationships?"
André Brink: Impressions / Afterthoughts
2015-02-10After André Brink had received an honorary doctorate and delivered a speech at UCL he made one final public appearance. On Thursday, 5 February he was interviewed by Ludo Teeuwen at Bozar in Belgium. This interview (including photos) was the last time he appeared in front of an audience in his life.
Photos of André Brink's last public performance
2015-02-10After André Brink had received an honorary doctorate and delivered a speech at UCL he made one final public appearance. On Thursday, 5 February he was interviewed by Ludo Teeuwen at Bozar in Belgium. This interview was the last time he appeared in front of an audience in his life. Here are photos of this final interview.
In Memoriam: André Brink
2015-02-09 "Meeting him gave me a dear friend. Losing him is painful. Something I share with so many. Raising a glass to you now in London, dear André, friend for 41 years."
André Brink's speech at the Université catholique de Louvain
2015-02-07 The last speech of André Brink can be heard here.
Interview: Santa's Story
2015-02-06 Aviva Pelham: "However, nothing can replace the experience of hearing a survivor's story ..."
Ten questions: Daniel Jardim on Retreat – The Joy of Conscious Eating
2015-02-05 "Live lots. Laugh lots. Play with your food."
From Jy-is-’n-drol to Je-suis-Charlie
2015-01-11 "Censorship now happens in many subtle ways. The bigger concern is self-censorship where the fear of violent retaliation, no matter how small, mutes the voice and cripples the word."
Review: WWI and the People of South Africa by Bill Nasson
2015-01-06 "The war affected South Africa in many different ways, as is expertly shown by Nasson in this gripping text. Nasson’s gift is to be able to put across sometimes heavy concepts in a way highly accessible to readers who want to know more about complex issues."
Book review: The World’s Great Question: Olive Schreiner’s South African Letters 1889–1920
2015-01-05 "Thank Mr Ghandi [sic] for the invitation to the meeting but you know I hate war. It is against my religion – whether it is Englishmen travelling thousands of miles to go & kill Indians in India or Indians travelling thousands of miles to kill white men whom they have never seen in Europe."
"What Good is a Song?"
2014-12-15 "If a song has no meaning | if it cannot send you higher | it is not good enough to sing." Phil Ndlela writes a tribute to Marvin Gaye, USA for Africa Project, Peter Tosh and Hugh Masekela.