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Top 11 2011: Poetry anthology gift recommendations
2011-12-15 Anthologies are a great introduction to the work of individual poets – and they’re fabulous gifts. If you’re unsure where to start, here are a few suggestions from my bookshelves.
Robinson Regstreeks: Desember–Januarie
2011-12-15 Onlangs het Afrikaanse sangers deelgeneem aan ’n musiekfees wat by die Voortrekkermonument gehou was om fondse in te samel.
Top 11 2011: Paul Murray's Top 11 Restaurants
2011-12-15 Paul Murray listed his top dining experiences of 2011.
Tydskrif vir Geesteswetenskappe is vyftig jaar oud
2011-12-15 Die Tydskrif vir Geesteswetenskappe, gepubliseer deur die Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns, is vanjaar ’n volle vyftig jaar oud. Die Redaksie het dit goedgevind om ’n feesuitgawe saam te stel ter viering van hierdie besondere mylpaal ...
Die Jan Rabie & Marjorie Wallace Skrywersbeurs kry ’n Anker
2011-12-15 Die Jan Rabie & Marjorie Wallace Skrywersbeurs van R350 000 is pas aan Willem Anker, skrywer, dramaturg en dosent, toegeken. Naomi Meyer het hom gou 'n paar vrae gevra voordat hy begin skryf.
Die dokter as vennoot: ’n Juweel vir die gestoomrollerde publiek
2011-12-15 Dié lekkerlees 260-bladsy-boek is deur Protea Boekhuis uitgegee en vul beslis ’n ruimte en behoefte in die mark. Mense met vrae oor die mediese toestande wat hulle, om verskeie redes, nie met hulle mediese praktisyns wil bespreek nie, het hier goeie ...
Grilbrigade laat die jeug weer skrikwakkerregop sit
2011-12-15 Fanie Viljoen, die Vrystaatse jeug- en kinderboekskrywer, het dit as missie om die jeug aan die lees te kry en dit so te hou. Hierin slaag hy met vleuels aan die voet. Opvallend van sy skryfstyl is sy trefseker woordgebruik, fantastiese verbeelding en skerp sin vir humor.
Top 11 2011: Boeke van Random House Struik
2011-12-15 Amanda van Rijn van stel ’n lys van Random House Struik se top 11-boeke vir 2011 saam.
Triumph of the Pennywhistle: Occasionally stirring but entirely overwrought debut
2011-12-15 While I was reading Sofi Adelbrand’s debut novel Triumph of the Pennywhistle(the author’s real name is Runa Prinsloo) a few questions relentlessly battered against the hinges of my reading experience: Is there a limit to the ways that certain stories can be ...
Occasions in demand
2011-12-15 The huge number of varieties and ingredients on supermarket shelves has changed our eating habits. Fresh salads, herbs and vegetables jostle for space with many local and exotic ingredients. Dishes that appear on our family tables and when we entertain ...
The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives tackles contemporary African culture
2011-12-15 With a plot as complex as the one deployed here, one needs to keep one’s wits about one as the secrets alluded to in the title gradually unfold or are suddenly exposed to the reader and to one or other of the characters.
Top 11 2011: Christina Engela's list of events concerning the LGBTI community
2011-12-15This is a list of the top 11 events concerning to LGBTI people in SA in 2011. It has been compiled by Christina Engela, a trans-woman who lives in the sunny South African city of Port Elizabeth (known as the Windy City) – a tourist haven with an ...
Crime and contemplation
2011-12-15This past week I have been contemplating crime ... that is, the concept of crime and punishment. People seem to think that punishment and the concept of consequence provides a framework of limitations which go beyond just saying "don't". Punishment ...