Reviews
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The socialist who never wasStephen Chan is not a Mugabe hack. He does however attempt a reasoned look at history, politics, economics and war to develop a profile of arguably one of the most controversial leaders in Africa today. |
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A grand metaphor of MozambiqueMia Couto is one of Mozambique's best known writers and in this novel of post-colonial Africa he tells of a family saga in which a family patriarch's demise takes on a magical dimension. |
Seeking balance in the world of storiesNigerian Chinua Achebe sees his role and the role of all writers to be to write from home, about home, to take part in that "universal conversation" that will lead to a truly universal civilisation. Achebe's essays collected in Home and Exile bring this message to life. |
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Nationalism and art in the MaghrebSince the mid 1980s two areas of study in the broad field of humanities have come to hold increasing importance in the university: nationalism and post-colonial studies. And often the two meet. Experimental Nations is one such meeting, and what makes it all the more significant is that the post-colonial in question is not the British Commonwealth. |
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Master of darkness writes backNobel prize winner JM Coetzee is thought of as a master of darkness. One of South Africa’s greatest authors has produced with Youth his darkest vision yet. |
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Surviving against the oddsWhat is surprising about the floods in 2000 that killed 700 people in Mozambique is not the extent of the devastation, but the speed with which this poor country recovered. |
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Lying to tell the truthDenis Herbstein has created something in White Lies that is no less than epic - he tracks in minute detail the history of South Africa’s apartheid years, and weaves into the tapestry a warm and intimate biography of John Collins, the canon of St Paul’s Cathedral, and his role in the struggle against apartheid. |
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JM Coetzee, Elizabeth and that prizeAs Nobel Laureate of Literature for 2003 the acclaimed South African novelist and academic JM Coetzee is placed firmly in the upper echelons of the literary establishment alongside his fellow South |
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Fighting to tell the truth: Carlos CardosoMozambican journalist Carlos Cardoso was assassinated in November 2000 for his work in uncovering corruption and fraud in one of his country's biggest banks. |
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