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[Photo Editor] Two original portraits by Victor Dlamini: Palesa Morudu and Lindiwe Hani

June 5, 2017July 2, 2017Victor DlaminiLeave a Comment on [Photo Editor] Two original portraits by Victor Dlamini: Palesa Morudu and Lindiwe Hani

Victor Dlamini is The JRB’s Photo Editor. We feature his work on our Instagram channel. ~~~ Lindiwe Hani, photographed by…

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[Sponsored] An excerpt from Pieter-Louis Myburgh’s new book The Republic of Gupta

May 1, 2017May 1, 2017The JRBLeave a Comment on [Sponsored] An excerpt from Pieter-Louis Myburgh’s new book The Republic of Gupta

The Republic of Gupta Pieter-Louis Myburgh Penguin Random House South Africa 2017 In The Republic of Gupta, Pieter-Louis Myburgh delves…

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International

‘You’re not a rejection machine, you’re a search engine’, or, the art of the literary review: A conversation with Philip Gourevitch

May 1, 2017May 4, 2017The JRB1 Comment on ‘You’re not a rejection machine, you’re a search engine’, or, the art of the literary review: A conversation with Philip Gourevitch

The Paris Review Interviews, a series of conversations with great writers on their art ranging from the 1950s to the…

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Fiction

[Sponsored] Submit your manuscript to Pan Macmillan during an open submissions window in May

May 1, 2017May 1, 2017The JRBLeave a Comment on [Sponsored] Submit your manuscript to Pan Macmillan during an open submissions window in May

Pan Macmillan South Africa, one of South Africa’s leading publishers, does not as a rule accept unsolicited manuscripts, but has an open…

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[Sponsored] Read John Kane-Berman’s speech from the launch of his new book Between Two Fires

May 1, 2017The JRBLeave a Comment on [Sponsored] Read John Kane-Berman’s speech from the launch of his new book Between Two Fires

Between Two Fires John Kane-Berman Jonathan Ball Publisher 2017 At recent the launch of his new book Between Two Fires:…

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Academic

Spectacular collisions of perspectives in Grace A Musila’s A Death Retold in Truth and Rumour: Kenya, Britain and the Julie Ward Murder

May 1, 2017May 2, 2017Makhosazana XabaLeave a Comment on Spectacular collisions of perspectives in Grace A Musila’s A Death Retold in Truth and Rumour: Kenya, Britain and the Julie Ward Murder

A Death Retold in Truth and Rumour: Kenya, Britain and the Julie Ward Murder Grace A Musila James Currey 2015…

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Features

Sailing with The Argonauts: A personal history of Christmas, queerness and Maggie Nelson by Efemia Chela

May 1, 2017May 1, 2017Efemia ChelaLeave a Comment on Sailing with The Argonauts: A personal history of Christmas, queerness and Maggie Nelson by Efemia Chela

The Argonauts Maggie Nelson Graywolf Press 2016 Actually, no one is inspired by anyone except his own self and his…

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International

Facing up to a techno-feudal world: Richard Poplak reviews Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future

May 1, 2017May 2, 2017Richard PoplakLeave a Comment on Facing up to a techno-feudal world: Richard Poplak reviews Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future

Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future Martin Ford Oneworld 2016 The robots are coming….

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