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Tag: After Tears

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Awards

[City Editor] Niq Mhlongo laments the caprice—and celebrates the excitement—of literary awards, and shares his own bittersweet experience

July 1, 2019July 11, 2019Niq Mhlongo1 Comment on [City Editor] Niq Mhlongo laments the caprice—and celebrates the excitement—of literary awards, and shares his own bittersweet experience

City Editor Niq Mhlongo, having just won his first South African prize, shares his gripes and observations on that strange…

Here we Art Maboneng
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Africa

The Johannesburg Review of Books Vol. 1, Issue 2 (June 2017)

June 5, 2017January 22, 2018Jennifer MalecLeave a Comment on The Johannesburg Review of Books Vol. 1, Issue 2 (June 2017)

The second issue of The Johannesburg Review of Books is here—replete with some of the finest writing on books and…

Here we Art Maboneng
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Features

[City Editor] A miracle under the apricot tree in Chi Town: How a writer came to name Maboneng

June 5, 2017Niq MhlongoLeave a Comment on [City Editor] A miracle under the apricot tree in Chi Town: How a writer came to name Maboneng

One morning at the beginning of February 2009 I was approached by Indra Wussow, founder and curator of The Sylt…

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Book excerpts

Welcome to Jozi maboneng, the place of lights: Read an excerpt from After Tears by Niq Mhlongo

June 5, 2017The JRBLeave a Comment on Welcome to Jozi maboneng, the place of lights: Read an excerpt from After Tears by Niq Mhlongo

The JRB’s City Editor, Niq Mhlongo, gave Johannesburg’s vibrant arts precinct, Maboneng, its name. Here is an excerpt from his…

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