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South African authors

The Lost Love of Akbar Manzil: an exploration of the human heart

South Africa

The Lost Love of Akbar Manzil: an exploration of the human heart

By Nicola Amon

‘Sometimes the universe conspires with you to make things better’ — Nicky Greenwall on her debut novel A Short Life

Maverick Life

‘Sometimes the universe conspires with you to make things better’ — Nicky Greenwall on her debut novel A Short Life

By The Reading List

Caine Prize for African Writing: Nadia Davids on her winning story about women and freedom

Maverick Life

Caine Prize for African Writing: Nadia Davids on her winning story about women and freedom

By Nadia Davids

The Storyteller of Riverlea – read an excerpt from ‘Chris van Wyk: Irascible Genius’, a memoir by his son Kevin van Wyk

South Africa

The Storyteller of Riverlea – read an excerpt from ‘Chris van Wyk: Irascible Genius’, a memoir by his son Kevin van Wyk

By Kevin van Wyk

The Child by Alistair Mackay — the story of a new generation of South Africans

Maverick Life

The Child by Alistair Mackay — the story of a new generation of South Africans

By Alistair Mackay

‘Love at First Flight’: ‘I’m not sure how many surprises a person like me can take in one day’

South Africa

‘Love at First Flight’: ‘I’m not sure how many surprises a person like me can take in one day’

By The Reading List

The case of the acclaimed South African novel that ‘borrows’ from Samuel Beckett

Magazine

The case of the acclaimed South African novel that ‘borrows’ from Samuel Beckett

By Rick de Villiers

Joy Watson’s ‘The Other Me’ is a sinister, psychological take on the masks we all wear

Magazine

Joy Watson’s ‘The Other Me’ is a sinister, psychological take on the masks we all wear

By Sarah Hoek