Literary Decolonisation | PEN South Africa

21 Apr 2016

in Events, Literature

New Annual Literary Event: Rutanang Book Fair in Tlokwe

The inaugural Rutanang Book Fair will run from the 25th to the 27th April in Tlokwe and Books LIVE reports that the theme is “‘Decolonising Literature’, and it coincides with the 100-year anniversary of Sol Plaatje’s revolutionary Native Life in...

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31 Mar 2016

in Literature, SA News

Decolonising the Book at the Time of the Writer Festival

Last year PEN SA member Thando Mgqolozana called for a decolonisation of South Africa’s literary scene (read Books LIVE’s article on it here). PEN SA Executive Vice-President Mandla Langa responded to Thando’s call in an article, writing that a better...

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