A South African classic, Olive Schreiner’s The Story of an African Farm was first published in 1883 under the pseudonym Ralph Iron. The novel paints a picture of rural life in the Karoo during the 19th century, describing the struggles and triumphs of two unlikely soul mates, Lyndall and Waldo. Th ...
Sharmilla and Other Stories is the author's first collection of short stories, many previously published in places like Critical Quarterly, Moving Worlds and Wasafiri. Written over the past twenty years, most have a strong South African theme. ...
Eggs to lay, chickens to hatch: A memoir is Chris van Wyk’s second childhood memoir about growing up in Riverlea and his colourful interactions with the men and women who lived the African proverb that ‘it takes a village to raise a child’. But mostly it is the story of a wonderful friendship ...
The Lost Colours of the Chameleon is a gripping and sophisticated satire of politics in the developing world that takes the South African novel into exciting new territory. ...
In The Thirtieth Candle, author of the popular thriller, Red Ink, Angela Makholwa turns her humour and skill for page-turning suspense to the escapades and sexual misadventures of modern women as they search for happiness – and hope for love. ...
When Mr George loses his job teaching English at a private secondary school in Bulawayo, 'his pension payout, after forty years of full-time service, bought him two jam doughnuts and a soft tomato.' ...
...
