Tag: Zakes Mda


Whose Literature is it Anyway? by Victor Dlamini

Photograph courtesy of Victor Dlamini By Victor Dlamini This piece was originally published on victordlamini.com and he has kindly allowed us to publish it as part of the PEN SA essay series on South African literature. If you are interested in...

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Whose Literature is it Anyway? by Victor Dlamini

May 2016 events

Below you’ll find a list of events featuring PEN South Africa members, as well as a selection of other noteworthy literary events, classes and workshops happening around South Africa. If there is an event you’d like us to feature let...

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February 2016 events

Below you’ll find a list of events featuring PEN South Africa members, as well as a selection of other noteworthy literary events happening around South Africa. If there is an event you’d like us to feature let us know. Launch...

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The View from Ilorin by David Attwell

This is part of the PEN SA essay series on South African literature. If you are interested in submitting a piece, contact us on communications@pensouthafrica.co.za. By David Attwell +++I spent the month of September in Ilorin, Nigeria, as a visitor...

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The View from Ilorin by David Attwell

Little Suns by Zakes Mda

‘There are many suns,’ he said. ‘Each day has its own. Some are small, some are big. I’m named after the small ones.’ It is 1903. A lame and frail Malangana – ‘Little Suns’ – searches for his beloved Mthwakazi...

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Little Suns by Zakes Mda


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