Announced yesterday by Vice President of the Prize, Ben Okri OBE, was the shortlist for this year's Caine Prize. Awarded to a short story written by an African and published in English, this year's shortlist of five was drawn from a selection of 122 … [Read more...]
Daily Bookshot: Tsotsi Time!
June 23, 2009 By 2 Comments
Tsotsi Time!, originally uploaded by Robert Burdock. For today's Daily Bookshot, it's a timely snap of the next title I'm tackling in my never-decreasing reading pile - Athol Fugard's Tsotsi (Canongate). I'll say more about it in my … [Read more...]
Forethoughts: Broken Glass by Alain Mabanckou
April 5, 2009 By 2 Comments
I seem to be on a bit of a roll lately when it comes to reading authors I’ve never read before, especially those in translation (Ammaniti's The Crossroads, Alvetegen’s Shadow, Prichard’s One Moonlit Night and Enquist’s a Leap to name but … [Read more...]