Set in the December holidays of 1983/84, Maya Fowler’s new novel follows Tebatso – a mother of three, who has been raising the children of a Free State family for as long as they can remember – on a life-changing...
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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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Tertius de Klerk: Afrikaner, hapless academic and potential has-been. A drunken one-night stand with a student, the confrontation, a terrible incident. Tertius must flee. Like his great-grandfather Basjan before him, Tertius leaves for Patagonia, the remote South American region where...
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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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Wat maak jy as jy veertien is, jou ma jou mal maak, jy probleme met die skoolhoof optel en jy moet kyk hoe die lig in jou eie broer se oë kwyn? Wat maak jy nou eintlik as jy ‘n...
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