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Damon Galgut, Andre Brink, Niq Mhlongo and Other SA Writers Off to France for Etonnants Voyageurs 2013

by Carolyn on 16 May 2013
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A contingent of South African authors will be taking part in Etonnants Voyageurs in France from 18 -20 May this year – a continuation of the partnership with the Open Book festival, which saw ten French speaking authors participating in the Cape Town fest last year.

Kings of the WaterWays of StayingPhilidaIn a Strange RoomInvisible FuriesSpilt Milk
7 DaysWay Back HomeRoom 207Black HeartJa No Man

Representing SA lit in Saint-Malo this week will be Mark Behr, Kevin Bloom, André Brink, Damon Galgut, Michiel Heyns, Kopano Matlwa, Deon Meyer, Niq Mhlongo, Kgebetli Moele, Mike Nicol and Richard Poplak.

Other African writers taking part in Etonnants Voyageurs this year include Uwem Akpan, Sefi Atta, Teju Cole, Alain Mabanckou and Noo Saro-Wiwa.

Say You're One of ThemDeux cerclesSwallowOpen CityTomorrow I�ll Be TwentyMille ans de contes, Afrique
Dark Heart of the NightL'IguifouLa promesse faite à ma soeurSarcelles-DakarLooking for TranswonderlandPlace des Fetes

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Press release

A significant number of South African authors will be boarding planes later this week to participate in Etonnants Voyageurs. Some of you may remember the exciting partnership we forged with the French Festival in 2012, which saw 10 French speaking authors join us for Open Book last year…we are delighted that the partnership continues and that they will be welcoming the same number of South Africans at their festival!

Authors who will be travelling are – in alphabetical order – Mark Behr, Kevin Bloom, André Brink, Damon Galgut, Michiel Heyns, Kopano Matlwa, Deon Meyer, Niq Mhlongo, Kgebetli Moele and Mike Nicol.

We are expecting the 3 day festival to do much to raise awareness about the talented writing happening in South Africa! Expect a report back soon.

Regards
The Open Book Team

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Ian McGills Reviews The Childhood of Jesus by JM Coetzee

by Maggie Marx on 16 May 2013

The Childhood of JesusVerdict: stick

J.M. Coetzee’s 12th novel, The Childhood of Jesus, is set in an unnamed country, at an unspecified time. Everyone here, we soon learn, has come from elsewhere, across oceans on ships from lands also unnamed, having shed the memory of their past lives and identities like redundant snakeskins. They are given new names on arrival; even their ages are mere estimates.

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Kingsley Holgate's "Humanitarian Odyssey" Recognised at Nightjar Travel's Annual Awards Ceremony

by Amanda on 15 May 2013

Africa: In the Footsteps of the Great ExplorersMurray Williams from the Cape Argus attended Nightjar Travel’s annual awards ceremony where they recognised Kingsley Holgate “for his world-first 12-month humanitarian odyssey from the northernmost to southernmost points of the Great African Rift Valley, from Djibouti on the Horn of Africa to Gorongosa in Mozambique, distributing malaria nets, water-purifying LifeStraws, and Right to Sight glasses along the way”.

Richard Kohler was named the SA Adventurer of the Year with Kai Fitchen as the runner-up:

Richard Kohler was told he would never paddle again – such was the fragility of his lower back post surgery.

His response? Defiance.

And last week, the Capetonian was named “SA Adventurer of the Year” in Nightjar Travel’s annual awards, in partnership with Cape Union Mart.

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Excerpt from White Dog Fell from the Sky by Eleanor Morse

by Kate on 15 May 2013

White Dog Fell From the SkyIsaac is smuggled into Botswana lying beneath a coffin in the back of a hearse in Eleanor Morse’s White Dog Fell From the Sky. He is left lying on the side of the road, and when he comes to, he sees a white dog sitting next to him. “I am already dead, he thought, and this is my companion.”

Read the rest of the excerpt, as Isaac meets a woman who helps him, tries to find his way in Botswana and encounters someone from back home:

The hearse pulled onto a scrubby track, traveled several hundred feet, and stopped. The passenger door opened, followed by the driver’s door. Two men stepped out. They walked to the rear door, and to- gether the men slid out a coffin and laid it carefully on the ground. They returned to the car, struggled with something inside, and dragged out a limp body. It was so covered with road dust, its face was gone.
The driver splashed a bucket of water over it, nudged it with a toe. Rivulets ran down the side of one cheek, water etching through dust to walnut-colored skin.
“He’s late, no more in this world,” the passenger said.

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Fatima Bhutto Reviews Ghana Must Go by Taiye Selasi

by Maggie Marx on 14 May 2013

Ghana Must GoVerdict: carrot

Ghana Must Go, Taiye Selasi’s feted debut novel, begins with a death. Kweku Sai, ejected from his charmed life as a doctor in Massachusetts, has abandoned his adopted home and returned to Ghana. His career sacrificed to appease a blue-blooded Bostonian clan whose matriarch was too frail to make it through heart surgery, Sai has learnt that in the US success and skill do not trump race. Now, years later, as his own fractured heart slows down, he leaves behind a family scattered across borders and wounded by his betrayal.

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Win a Copy of Power-sector Reform and Regulation in Africa by Joseph Kapika and Anton Eberhard

by HSRC Press on 13 May 2013

Power-sector reform and regulation in AfricaBooks LIVE is giving away a copy of Power-sector reform and regulation in Africa: Lessons from Ghana, Kenya, Namibia, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia by Joseph Kapika and Anton Eberhard.

Power-sector Reform and Regulation in Africa offers detailed, up-to-date and original research into how governments and policymakers in six African countries have grappled with the development of their energy sectors.

To enter and stand a chance of winning, email carolyn@bookslive.co.za with your name and address and “Power-sector reform” as your subject line. The competition closes on Friday 17 May at 5:00 PM.

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