Five PEN SA members have been shortlisted for the 2015 Media24 Books Literary Awards, which were announced on May 19th. Michiel Heyns and Zakes Mda were shortlisted for the Herman Charles Bosman Prize for English Fiction for A Sportful Malice...
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PEN SA members Zakes Mda, Lauren Beukes, Masande Ntshanga and Nadia Davids have been shortlisted for the 2014/2015 University of Johannesburg Prizes for South African Writing. Zakes and Lauren are on the Main prize shortlist for Rachel’s Blue and Broken...
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The Sculptors of Mapungubwe is Mda’s first novel since 2009’s bestselling Black Diamond. The narrative centres on the timeless kingdom of Mapungubwe where the royal sculptor has two heirs, Chata and Rendani. As they grow, so grows their rivalry –...
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In Cambridge she participated in a discussion on crime fiction in South Africa. In New York Margie and fellow SA PEN members Zakes Mda and Siphiwo Mahala participated in several sessions of the PEN World Voices Festival of International. Go...
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What happens when a rapist fights for paternity rights over the rape-conceived child? “Weaving together the personal struggles of its characters with the earth-deep worries of a small town, Rachel’s Blue deftly pulls readers into a close-knit community only to...
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