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Fiction

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

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

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Fiction

This is how we lost him—Bongani Madondo and Rofhiwa Maneta remember K Sello Duiker

April 1, 2019April 1, 2019Rofhiwa Maneta5 Comments on This is how we lost him—Bongani Madondo and Rofhiwa Maneta remember K Sello Duiker

K Sello Duiker emerged on the African literary scene with a visceral two-punch combo, the novels Thirteen Cents (2000) and…

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Essays

Essays that edge towards poetry: Jennifer Malec reviews Zadie Smith’s new collection of non-fiction, Feel Free

May 7, 2018May 7, 2018Jennifer MalecLeave a Comment on Essays that edge towards poetry: Jennifer Malec reviews Zadie Smith’s new collection of non-fiction, Feel Free

Zadie Smith’s new collection of essays, Feel Free, is a too-rare pleasure, writes The JRB Editor Jennifer Malec. Not many…

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Fiction

‘I wanted my family to read my book and enjoy it’: Nathan Hill talks to Jennifer Malec about his bestselling debut novel The Nix

November 6, 2017April 27, 2020Jennifer MalecLeave a Comment on ‘I wanted my family to read my book and enjoy it’: Nathan Hill talks to Jennifer Malec about his bestselling debut novel The Nix

Jennifer Malec sat down with Nathan Hill in Cape Town during the Open Book Festival recently to talk about his…

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