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South Africa can claim to have some of the best writers around. From books on motherhood to shattering exposes of the country’s colonial and racist past, from stories on the history of the Kruger National Park to the social movement creating a “pink line” around the planet, there is much to celebrate, even in the…
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David Diop has won the prestigious International Booker Prize for translated fiction with his novel At Night All Blood Is Black about a Senegalese soldier fighting for France in World War I. The Paris-born writer is the first French winner of the prize, given for a book translated into English, and shares the award with…
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The African Speculative Fiction Society has announced its short list for the 2021 speculative fiction awards in the following categories: Fiction – the Ilube Nommo Award Akwaeke Emezi: The Death of Vivek Oji (Riverhead Books) Stephen Embleton: Soul Searching (Guardbridge Books) Nikhil Singh: Club Ded (Luna Press Publishing) Short story Tiah Marie Beautement: The Bend of…
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Congratulations to all the writers and publishers whose works are on this year’s Sunday Times/CNA Literary Awards lists for fiction and non-fiction. The abundance of talent in this country is something to celebrate. Fiction selections Barbara Adair: Will, the Passenger Delaying Flight … (Modjaji Books) Terry-Ann Adams: Those Who Live in Cages (Jacana Media) Mia…
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