I believe there is no greater and more abject violation against a people than the act of putting them behind bars; prison is a manifestation of the failure of reason on the part of the powerful, an inarticulate dread to...
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The first fortnight of September sees a number of book festivals in South Africa’s two largest cities. Most exciting are the South African Book Fair (7–9 September) taking place in Johannesburg, and Cape Town’s best bookish gathering, the Open Book Festival (5–9...
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Johannesburg’s Kingsmead College is hosting its seventh annual Book Fair on Saturday 12 May 2018, from 8 a.m.to 6 p.m. Taking place at the school’s Rosebank campus, this small but jam-packed festival has line-ups for teens and children alongside their...
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The 2018 edition of the Franschhoek Literary Festival is hosting – well – a host of PEN SA members. This year’s festival, held from 18-20 May in the eponymous Western Cape town, promises an exciting array of events, including a...
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Congratulations to the very many PEN members whose books made the longlists of the Sunday Times Literary Awards – the Barry Ronge Fiction Prize and the Alan Paton Non-Fiction Award. Books or books translated by PEN SA members on the...
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