Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Out in Africa reviews March 2012

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Many of the stories in the latest batch of Out in Africa films both affirm the power of gay sex and identity, and show a way beyond ghettoes...

Communion with self: diary excerpts from Volume 40

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I ’ve kept diaries since the age of eleven – I can’t explain what compulsion made me begin. A friend of my mother’s gave me a beautiful red ...
Saturday, March 24, 2012

Review of Willesden Herald New Short Stories 5, edited by Stephen Moran

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This volume collects together the 12 finalists for the annual Willesden Herald short story competition. As with any anthology some will reso...
Thursday, February 9, 2012

Meditative and moving

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Reviewing Alice , five interlinked short stories by Judith Hermann  German writer Judith Hermann examines the loss of a loved one through ...
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Sunday, February 5, 2012

Illuminating the poetry and horror of suburban life

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Illuminating Love  by Hazel Frankel Illuminating Love (Jacana), by Joburg writer Hazel Frankel, is set in the heart of that city’s norther...
Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Charm of the Bushveld

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The journey begins with a propeller-driven De Havilland, the body of the plane is narrow, just two seats on either side of the aisle. We’re ...
Monday, January 16, 2012

A doctor in apartheid’s army

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Battle Scarred: Hidden Costs of the Border War by Anthony Feinstein, Tafelberg There is a world of sadness wrapped up in these walls. The...
Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Yewande Omotoso, Arja Salafranca and Others Highlight Their Favourite Travel Spots

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Ahead of the end of year break, IOL Travel has compiled a list of the ten best getaway spots as chosen by writers, editors and other industr...
Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Arja Salafranca at Love Books,Melville

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At the launch of Gillian Schutte's After Just Now at Love Books, Melville, Johannesburg. From left: Jill Nudelman, Arja Salafranca, Le...