Climate change – The Johannesburg Review of Books

‘The world was tilting. The world was sinking. The city throbbed with energy and rage’—Read an excerpt from Ben Okri’s new book, Tiger Work

October 13, 2023October 13, 2023The JRBLeave a Comment

The JRB presents an excerpt from Tiger Work, the latest collection of poems, fables, and essays from Ben Okri. Tiger…

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‘As we sleepwalk ever closer toward climate catastrophe’—An excerpt from Broken Land, the new photobook by Daylin Paul, winner of the Ernest Cole Award

October 7, 2019October 7, 2019The JRBLeave a Comment

Daylin Paul won the Ernest Cole Award, a photography prize for a prospective project, for his debut work Broken Land…

‘Among the most gifted writers currently at work’—Patrick Flanery reviews The Troubled Times of Magrieta Prinsloo by Ingrid Winterbach

September 2, 2019September 11, 2019Patrick Flanery1 Comment

The Troubled Times of Magrieta Prinsloo by Ingrid Winterbach offers us one of the most chilling and fearless portraits of…