Extracts
Extract: You Never Really Know by John Hunt
26 July 2022
Filled with warm humour, John Hunt’s novel serves up a double shot of pathos as it moves from playful satire to true tragedy whilst examining the inner workings of power.
“No one can remember who first called me Cappuccino, or why.
Was it just my muted brown pigmentation? Asani says I’m a little too pale,...
Uittreksel: Die drie lewens van Hannlie Human deur Connie Luyt
25 July 2022
Reeds as ’n dogtertjie in Kenia leer Hannli die pyn van verlies ken. Ná die MauMau-aanvalle, moet sy en haar gesin hul plaas verlaat en Suid-Afrika toe verhuis. As student beleef sy ’n erge trauma waarvan net haar ouma Hannie, by wie sy haar sesde sintuig geërf het, weet. Toe kom Buks Vermaak, en ná jare se...
Extract: The Errors of Dr. Browne by Mark Winkler
25 July 2022
Mark Winkler’s novel is a wry and insightful glimpse into the limits of reason, the patriarchal need to control every aspect of womanhood, and our ongoing preoccupation with reputation.
‘Are you come to fetch me home, John? I am so very cold,’ Amy Denny replied, looking upon me as if for the first time, and I...
Extract: Notes on Falling by Bronwyn Law-Viljoen
25 July 2022
Notes on Falling is about the hope that art will challenge perceptions and orthodoxy so that the world can be reinvented through new forms. It is also about trying to reconcile the large pictures of history with the small snapshots of our individual lives.
“James took the movie camera out of its yellow box. ‘So the...
Extract: The Artist Vanishes by Terry Westby-Nunn
22 July 2022
Infamous Cape Town artist Sophie Tugiers has been missing for several years. Her mysterious disappearance caused a brief ripple before dissolving into a distant media memory. Sophie’s controversial art alienated many people: those who didn’t consider her a sell-out thought her last exhibition was sadistic – after all, one of her...
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