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Awards

[The JRB Daily] Terry Kurgan and Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu win the 2019 Sunday Times Literary Awards

September 6, 2019September 10, 2019Ben WilliamsLeave a Comment on [The JRB Daily] Terry Kurgan and Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu win the 2019 Sunday Times Literary Awards

The winners of the 2019 Sunday Times Literary Awards have been announced. Terry Kurgan has won the Alan Paton Award…

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Awards

[The JRB Daily] 2019 Sunday Times Literary Awards longlists announced

April 22, 2019May 1, 2019Jennifer MalecLeave a Comment on [The JRB Daily] 2019 Sunday Times Literary Awards longlists announced

The longlists for the 2019 Sunday Times Literary Awards have been revealed! The duo of awards—the Alan Paton Award for…

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Biography & Memoir

‘He took us only as far as Auschwitz’—Read an excerpt from Everyone is Present: Essays on Photography, Memory and Family by Terry Kurgan

November 5, 2018November 7, 2018The JRBLeave a Comment on ‘He took us only as far as Auschwitz’—Read an excerpt from Everyone is Present: Essays on Photography, Memory and Family by Terry Kurgan

After a pleasant day that perhaps included a light lunch in Hotel Zator, they would write postcards to family or…

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Art & Architecture

‘The argument between Beauty and, perhaps, War’: William Kentridge and Denis Hirson in conversation in Johannesburg

April 4, 2018April 5, 2018The JRB1 Comment on ‘The argument between Beauty and, perhaps, War’: William Kentridge and Denis Hirson in conversation in Johannesburg

Artist William Kentridge and author Denis Hirson appeared in a public conversation at the Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg, in February, to…

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Non-fiction

The JRB Vol. 1, Issue 8 cover image features a photograph from Johannesburg. Made in China

December 6, 2017The JRBLeave a Comment on The JRB Vol. 1, Issue 8 cover image features a photograph from Johannesburg. Made in China

The JRB cover image this week comes from Johannesburg. Made in China, the ninth book of Fourthwall Books’s acclaimed series Wake Up,…

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Art & Architecture

The JRB Vol. 1, Issue 6 cover image features a photograph from UP UP: Stories of Johannesburg’s Highrises

October 2, 2017October 2, 2017The JRBLeave a Comment on The JRB Vol. 1, Issue 6 cover image features a photograph from UP UP: Stories of Johannesburg’s Highrises

Main image: Mpho Mokgadi  This month’s cover image comes from UP UP: Stories of Johannesburg’s Highrises. UP UP: Stories of Johannesburg’s…

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