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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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AfricaGhana

[Photo Editor] Original portraits of Taiye Selasi and Vangile Gantsho by Victor Dlamini

November 6, 2017January 2, 2018Victor DlaminiLeave a Comment on [Photo Editor] Original portraits of Taiye Selasi and Vangile Gantsho by Victor Dlamini

Victor Dlamini is The JRB’s Photo Editor. We feature his work on our Instagram channel. Don’t miss the ten-year retrospective…

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Johannesburg

The JRB Vol. 1, Issue 7 cover image features a photograph from Johannesburg In Your Pocket

November 6, 2017The JRBLeave a Comment on The JRB Vol. 1, Issue 7 cover image features a photograph from Johannesburg In Your Pocket

Our November issue’s cover image comes from Johannesburg In Your Pocket. The photograph features Clive van den Berg’s sculpture The Eland,…

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Africa

Disrupting the solipsism of the personal photograph: Wamuwi Mbao reviews Teju Cole’s new book, Blind Spot

October 2, 2017October 2, 2017Wamuwi MbaoLeave a Comment on Disrupting the solipsism of the personal photograph: Wamuwi Mbao reviews Teju Cole’s new book, Blind Spot

How streaked we are by what we see: Teju Cole is at his engrossing best in his new book, Blind…

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International

[Photo Editor] Original portraits of Rafique Gangat and Aja Monet by Victor Dlamini

October 2, 2017November 5, 2017Victor DlaminiLeave a Comment on [Photo Editor] Original portraits of Rafique Gangat and Aja Monet by Victor Dlamini

Victor Dlamini is The JRB’s Photo Editor. We feature his work on our Instagram channel. Don’t miss the ten-year retrospective…

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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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Africa

Ten years, thirty portraits: A Victor Dlamini retrospective

September 4, 2017October 1, 2017Ben WilliamsLeave a Comment on Ten years, thirty portraits: A Victor Dlamini retrospective

The JRB is honoured to present a selection of Victor Dlamini’s finest photographs, spanning 2007 to 2017. Publisher’s note: I…

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Africa

[Photo Editor] An original portrait of Sisonke Msimang by Victor Dlamini

August 7, 2017August 7, 2017Victor DlaminiLeave a Comment on [Photo Editor] An original portrait of Sisonke Msimang by Victor Dlamini

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

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Photography

[Photo Editor] Original portraits by Victor Dlamini: Zakes Mda; and Zakes Mda with Mandla Langa

July 3, 2017July 3, 2017Victor DlaminiLeave a Comment on [Photo Editor] Original portraits by Victor Dlamini: Zakes Mda; and Zakes Mda with Mandla Langa

Victor Dlamini is The JRB’s Photo Editor. We feature his work on our Instagram channel. ~~~ Zakes Mda and Mandla…

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Africa

The Johannesburg Review of Books Vol. 1, Issue 2 (June 2017)

June 5, 2017January 22, 2018Jennifer MalecLeave a Comment on The Johannesburg Review of Books Vol. 1, Issue 2 (June 2017)

The second issue of The Johannesburg Review of Books is here—replete with some of the finest writing on books and…

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Non-fiction

[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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Fiction

[Photo Editor] Two original portraits by Victor Dlamini: Binyavanga Wainaina and Niq Mhlongo

May 1, 2017July 2, 2017Victor DlaminiLeave a Comment on [Photo Editor] Two original portraits by Victor Dlamini: Binyavanga Wainaina and Niq Mhlongo

Victor Dlamini is The JRB’s Photo Editor. We feature his work on our Instagram channel. ~~~ Author Binyavanga Wainaina, photographed…

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