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Margie

Member Since
May 2, 2007 (5 years)
Website
http://margieorford.book.co.za
Location
Cape Town
Occupation
writer

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  2. Interview with Gillian Slovo: Why She Chose Literary Fiction over Crime User last replied: 3 months ago. Most recent reply: 3 months ago
  3. Margie is reading OPEN CITY by Teju Cole User last replied: 3 months ago. No replies since.
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  5. Machine Gun Preacher: How a Memoir Set in Africa Became the Worst Movie of 2012 User last replied: 3 months ago. Most recent reply: 1 month ago
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  7. "Genre Snob" Debate Over Crime Fiction Leaves Academics in "Literary" Deadlock User last replied: 4 months ago. Most recent reply: 4 months ago
  8. "Genre Snob" Debate Continues: Jonathan Amid Reviews Gallows Hill by Margie Orford User last replied: 4 months ago. No replies since.
  9. The Secrecy Bill is the Legislative Equivalent of Date Rape User last replied: 6 months ago. Most recent reply: 6 months ago
  10. Scenes from Provincial Life "Trilogises" the "Fictionalised Memoirs" of JM Coetzee User last replied: 6 months ago. No replies since.
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  12. Lucille Davie Slaps "Carrot" on a Bunch of Joburg Books User last replied: 6 months ago. No replies since.
  13. Coetzee, the Sell Out? Why the Ransom Center Lives Up to Its Name User last replied: 6 months ago. Most recent reply: 6 months ago
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  16. Crime Beat: A suitable job for Clare Hart User last replied: 7 months ago. No replies since.
  17. Crime Beat: An ‘Unsuitable’ Job for a Woman User last replied: 8 months ago. No replies since.
  18. New in Margie Orford's Acclaimed Clare Hart Series: Gallows Hill User last replied: 8 months ago. Most recent reply: 8 months ago
  19. Update on the State's Shaka-Like Pincer Movement Against Free Speech (MAT and Protection of Information Bill) User last replied: 8 months ago. Most recent reply: 1 month ago
  20. How I was detained and charged with treason as a student in 1985 User last replied: 8 months ago. Most recent reply: 8 months ago
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  1. Margie is reading OPEN CITY by Teju Cole Started: 3 months ago No replies.
  2. Margie is reading OPEN CITY by Teju Cole Started: 3 months ago No replies.
  3. The Secrecy Bill is the Legislative Equivalent of Date Rape Started: 6 months ago Most recent reply: 6 months ago.
  4. How I was detained and charged with treason as a student in 1985 Started: 8 months ago Most recent reply: 8 months ago.
  5. Is Food Replacing Sex in Crime Fiction? Started: 9 months ago Most recent reply: 9 months ago.
  6. What Do Women Want? Started: 9 months ago Most recent reply: 9 months ago.
  7. Babies and Books Have a Lot in Common Started: 9 months ago Most recent reply: 9 months ago.
  8. Anders Breivik’s Crime Is Both Stupendous and Banal Started: 9 months ago Most recent reply: 9 months ago.
  9. The Complexities of Being a Mother Who Also Has Ambitions Started: 10 months ago Most recent reply: 10 months ago.
  10. Margie is reading GALLOWS HILL by Margie Orford Started: 11 months ago Most recent reply: 11 months ago.
  11. Protesting the Death of Andries Tatane Started: 1 year ago Most recent reply: 1 year ago.
  12. Human Disasters Hide Behind Japan Spectacle Started: 1 year ago Most recent reply: 1 year ago.
  13. My Fictional Detective Wants to Quit after the Public Protector Raid. What Now? Started: 1 year ago Most recent reply: 1 year ago.
  14. Making Sense of Death, The Banality of Violence and the Madness of Gaddafi Started: 1 year ago Most recent reply: 1 year ago.
  15. The Connection Between Illegitmate Social Hierarchy and Violence Started: 1 year ago Most recent reply: 1 year ago.
  16. The Ethics of Writing Crime Fiction in South Africa Started: 1 year ago Most recent reply: 1 year ago.
  17. South Africa's Casual Murderous Misogyny Started: 1 year ago Most recent reply: 1 year ago.
  18. Sailing in a War Zone Started: 1 year ago Most recent reply: 1 year ago.
  19. Anni Dewani and the Grammar of Violence Started: 1 year ago Most recent reply: 1 year ago.
  20. THE WIRE is officially a work of genius Started: 1 year ago Most recent reply: 1 year ago.
  21. World Peace Day: global event Started: 1 year ago Most recent reply: 1 year ago.
  22. Margie is reading ROOM by Emma Donoghue Started: 1 year ago No replies.
  23. M&G festival: it was a good one Started: 1 year ago Most recent reply: 1 year ago.
  24. SEX. Does it matter? Started: 1 year ago No replies.
  25. UK Cover for Daddy's Girl Started: 1 year ago Most recent reply: 1 year ago.
  26. New SA Cover for Daddy's Girl Started: 1 year ago Most recent reply: 1 year ago.
  27. Margie is reading The hand that first held mine by Maggie O'Farrell Started: 1 year ago No replies.
  28. Viva Italia Started: 1 year ago Most recent reply: 1 year ago.
  29. Nice Blood Rose review in today's Independent Started: 2 years ago Most recent reply: 2 years ago.
  30. Walter Benjamin: The Writer's Technique in Thirteen Theses Started: 2 years ago Most recent reply: 2 years ago.

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