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Ian McGills Reviews The Childhood of Jesus by JM Coetzee
Verdict: stick J.M. Coetzee’s 12th novel, The Childhood of Jesus, is set in an unnamed country, at an unspecified time. Everyone here, we soon learn, has come from elsewhere, across oceans on ships...
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Damon Galgut, Andre Brink, Niq Mhlongo and Other SA Writers Off to France for...
A contingent of South African authors will be taking part in Etonnants Voyageurs in France from 18 -20 May this year – a continuation of the partnership with the Open Book festival, which saw ten...
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Anton Harber Recalls JM Coetzee and Nadine Gordimer’s Disagreement over...
Yesterday we reported on the release of the first issue of Prufrock, a new literary magazine, which features an article by Anton Harber on JM Coetzee and Nadine Gordimer’s opposing reactions to...
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Sunday Read: Blake Morrison Defends DH Lawrence’s Sons and Lovers as it Turns...
As the 100th anniversary of the first publication of DH Lawrence’s Sons and Lovers is celebrated this month, Blake Morrison, in an article for The Guardian, addresses the “recent dip in Lawrence’s...
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Kirkus Reviews Flat Water Tuesday by Ron Irwin
Verdict: carrot Irwin debuts with movingly rendered literary fiction about love and loss, youth and maturity, ambition and its cost. Rob Carrey is a champion. He’s won prizes propelling a single-seat...
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Annotated First Edition Harry Potter Auctions for $227 421
Sunday Times Lifestyle Magazine A unique first edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone annotated by author J.K. Rowling has sold for a record 150 000 pounds ($227 421) at a London charity...
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Andrew Donaldson: Dan Brown Burned Again by Critics
By Andrew Donaldson for The Times IF YOU READ ONE BOOK THIS WEEK Gone Girl, by Gillian Flynn (Phoenix) R135 ONCE Gillian Flynn’s psychological thriller gets its hooks into you, gentle reader, you’re...
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John Crace Digests JM Coetzee and Paul Auster’s Here and Now: Letters 2008 –...
After some weighty posts on JM Coetzee and Paul Auster’s recently published collection of letters, Here and Now, we thought it might be time for something lighter, such as John Crace’s humorous...
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Annemarié van Niekerk resenseer Ghana Must Go deur Taiye Selasi
Uitspraak: stokkie Hoe groter die fanfare, hoe groter die verwagting. Taiye Selasi (1979) se debuutroman, Ghana Must Go, was die onderwerp van so ’n hype nog lank voordat haar boek die lig gesien het....
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Deborah Levy on Shortlist for 2013 Frank O’Connor International Short Story...
Alert! South African-born Deborah Levy’s new short story collection, Black Vodka, has made it onto the shortlist for the 2013 Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award. The shortlist of six...
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Sunday Read: Hussein Ibish Explores Marquis de Sade’s Influence on America...
Marquis de Sade has long been viewed as the first sadist, with the word being derived from his name. With his decidedly liberal views on sexuality and his erotic works, like Philosophy in the...
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Trish Beaver Reviews Band-Aid for a Broken Leg by Damien Brown
Verdict: carrot A young Australian doctor sets out to save the world by joining MSF (Médecins Sans Frontières), or Doctors without Borders, but his ideals of putting his medical skills to good use are...
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New Bridget Jones Novel to be Released in October
From the Sunday Times Everyone’s favorite literary singleton will return in a new novel entitled Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy. Publishers disclosed the title of Helen Fielding’s forthcoming book on...
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Michael Crichton’s Early Novels to be Published as eBooks
From the Sunday Times Ten early novels that Michael Crichton wrote under pen names while he was in medical school are coming out as eBooks. Open Road Integrated Media announced Thursday that it was...
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DC Marks Superman’s 75th Birthday with New Logo
From the Sunday Times What to get Superman for his 75th birthday? DC Entertainment‘s starting with a new logo. The company, part of Warner Bros. Entertainment, unveiled the new logo Thursday in honour...
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Rian Malan, Paul Trewhela and Bill Keller Correspond in NY Review of Books...
Both Rian Malan and Paul Trewhela have responded in the New York Review of Books to Bill Keller’s review of Malan’s The Lion Sleeps Tonight: and Other Stories of Africa, an internationally published...
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To and from Africa: Luso Mnthali Reviews Ghana Must Go by Taiye Selasi
By Luso Mnthali for The Times Nothing I have read recently by writers of African descent has captured the enterprising spirit and strength necessary for living in another part of the world like Taiye...
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The Big Read by Jonny Steinberg: We Owned Oscar Pistorius
By Jonny Steinberg for The Times: A couple of years ago, two journalist friends of mine spent an afternoon with Oscar Pistorius. For much of the time, they recall, Oscar was quiet and self-contained....
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Quick Review: White Dog Fell from the Sky by Eleanor Morse
By Zoe Hinis for The Times A book that deals with apartheid will always tread on treacherous ground – who has the right to write about such a dark and difficult time? And how do we do it without...
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66 Reasons to Start Talking: Charles Moore Reviews The Conversations by...
By Charles Moore for The Daily Telegraph: This book is so unusual, and so good, that I want to spend as much time as possible just quoting from it. But first it needs a little explanation. Olivia Fane...
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