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World

Innovative South Korean author Han Kang is worthy of 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature

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South Africa

Ten questions with author Sihle Khumalo

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Africa

Bloomer: Life in an old age home after a name change, a second mid-life crisis and no bra

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Magazine

Nobel Laureate Annie Ernaux’s art of ‘autosociobiography’ – an appreciation

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South Africa

Pulitzer prize-winning writer Kathryn Schulz on grief, love, connection and togetherness

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Magazine

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Magazine

Tannie Maria’s Love Advice and Recipe Column: Pineapple Butternut Cake

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Tannie Maria’s Love Advice and Recipe Column: Mechanic’s Chocolate Mousse Cake

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Magazine

This week we’re listening: On the real meaning of The Great Gatsby and clichéd sunsets

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Magazine

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