Skip to content
The Johannesburg Review of Books

The Johannesburg Review of Books

The JRB

  • Africa
    • South Africa
    • Ghana
    • Kenya
    • Nigeria
    • Uganda
    • Zambia
    • Zimbabwe
  • International
    • United Kingdom
    • USA
  • Reviews
  • Interviews
  • Fiction
  • Poetry
  • About The JRB
    • About The JRB
    • The JRB Masthead
    • The JRB Vol. 9 (2025)
    • The JRB Vol. 8 (2024)
    • The JRB Vol. 7 (2023)
    • The JRB Vol. 6 (2022)
    • The JRB Vol. 5 (2021)
    • The JRB Vol. 4 (2020)
    • The JRB Vol. 3 (2019)
    • The JRB Vol. 2 (2018)
    • The JRB Vol. 1 (2017)
    • Contact

Tag: Vladimir Nabokov

Read More
Fiction

The treachery and tenacity of fraternal devotion—Jennifer Malec reviews Sally Rooney’s new novel, Intermezzo

October 18, 2024November 4, 2024Jennifer MalecLeave a Comment on The treachery and tenacity of fraternal devotion—Jennifer Malec reviews Sally Rooney’s new novel, Intermezzo

In Intermezzo, sexual tension and spiky wit give way to a deeper sense of tenderness and a lighter brand of…

Read More
Fiction

[Conversation Issue] A palate cleanser in JM Coetzee’s playful late style—Wamuwi Mbao reviews The Pole and Other Stories

February 29, 2024March 1, 2024Wamuwi Mbao1 Comment on [Conversation Issue] A palate cleanser in JM Coetzee’s playful late style—Wamuwi Mbao reviews The Pole and Other Stories

JM Coetzee’s late style has often been indifferently received, but The Pole is a beautifully elegant story, writes Wamuwi Mbao,…

Read More
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…

Read More
Academic

Translation as nuclear arms race: David van Schoor reviews Sarah Ruden’s bold interpretation of Augustine’s Confessions

November 6, 2017February 3, 2018David van SchoorLeave a Comment on Translation as nuclear arms race: David van Schoor reviews Sarah Ruden’s bold interpretation of Augustine’s Confessions

David van Schoor reviews Sarah Ruden’s bold new translation of Augustine’s Confessions. Confessions Sarah Ruden Modern Library, 2017 1. Sine…

Subscribe to The JRB

News in Pictures

Follow us!

Facebook Twitter Instagram

Archives

© The Johannesburg Review of Books 2025
Facebook Twitter Instagram