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Baby Elias Reviews: Sharing A Shell and 2 other awesome books 18 Mar 2013 | 11:21 pm
It used to be that all I wanted to hear was my mummum’s rendition of The Owl and The Pussycat, but that was back in the days when I had no teeth, couldn’t see further than my toes and I spent most of ...
NoViolet & Proust: NoViolet Bulawayo Responds to the Infamous Questionnaire 24 Apr 2012 | 07:15 pm
Eve, Even, Awesome Dogs and Kicking Ass … Winner of the illustrious 2011 Caine Prize for African Writing (the ‘African Booker’), NoViolet Bulawayo was born in Zimbabwe and is currently resident in the...
Zooks & Proust: Zukiswa Wanner Responds to the Infamous Questionnaire 23 Apr 2012 | 08:03 pm
Crying babies, Telekinesis, Beach Days, Deep Graves and Books …Considered one of Africa’s most promising young authors, Zukiswa Wanner has thus far penned three novels: The Madams (2006), Behind Every...
Henrietta & Proust: Henrietta Rose-Innes Responds to the Infamous Questionnaire 16 Apr 2012 | 06:45 pm
Companion Cats, Anonymous Hotel Rooms, Long Truths, Quick Lies and Dread…In spite of her youth and perverse messiness, Henrietta Rose-Innes has a formidable international reputation as a writer of exc...
Out now in Turkey: Four Drunk Beauties! 11 Apr 2012 | 11:51 pm
Contrary to the novel’s raucous name, Four Drunk Beauties is like a quiet child who constantly surprises its parent with unexpected successes. Firstly, there were lovely reviews, especially one in the...
Ken & Proust: Ken Barris Responds to the Infamous Questionnaire 5 Apr 2012 | 10:42 pm
Flying spiders, UFO’s, Kindle and the Wolfberg Cracks… Quietly brilliant, one of the most underrated, multi-award winning writers in the country, Ken Barris is a master of both short and long forms of...
Rustum & Proust: Rustum Kozain Responds to the Infamous Questionnaire 2 Apr 2012 | 07:14 pm
Malingering, Grumpiness, Crispy Fat, Generalisations and Shiny Happy People… Rustum Kozain is one of South Africa’s great poets. His debut collection, This Carting Life, represents a decade of writing...
Siphiwo & Proust: Siphiwo Mahala Responds to the Infamous Questionnaire 26 Mar 2012 | 06:55 pm
Book Worms, Free Gifts, Immortality and Superman…South Africa couldn’t ask for a more perfect Deputiy Director of Books and Publishing at our Department of Arts and Culture than author Siphiwo Mahala....
Anne & Proust: Anne Landsman Responds to the Infamous Questionnaire 23 Mar 2012 | 01:27 am
Blue teeth, Contractions, Sea, Stars and Chutzpah…Author, mother, daughter, Worcester-girl become Manhattanite, Anne Landsman has been acclaimed internationally for her fiction rich with fluid metapho...
Cynthia & Proust: Cynthia Jele Responds to the Infamous Questionnaire 19 Mar 2012 | 07:03 pm
Driving tests, Brigit Jones, Nelspruit and the North West Province. Entrepreneur, author, and once small-town catholic schoolgirl with grand dreams, Cynthia Jele made a dazzling arrival to the local l...
