Nostalgia – The Johannesburg Review of Books

A powerful contribution towards the creation of a vitally needed counter-narrative of England—Wamuwi Mbao reviews Manchester Happened by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi

February 6, 2020February 6, 2020Wamuwi Mbao1 Comment

Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi’s new book Manchester Happened reflects the here-and-there double consciousness of living between Uganda and England, writes Wamuwi…

Biography & Memoir

[Conversation Issue] On writing about religion, childhood and insecurities: Azad Essa transcribes a conversation between father and son

January 16, 2020January 16, 2020Azad Essa1 Comment

As part of our January Conversation Issue, journalist and author Azad Essa is in conversation with his father Ebrahim Essa,…

Fiction

‘The fallible memory is surely at the heart of writing fiction’—Jennifer Malec interviews Ivan Vladislavić about his latest novel, The Distance

May 6, 2019June 15, 2020Jennifer MalecLeave a Comment

The JRB Patron Ivan Vladislavić chats to Editor Jennifer Malec about memory, nostalgia and his latest novel, The Distance. Ivan…