the South African writer Tony Eprile published his debut novel The Persistence of Memory, a fine piece of writing concerning one man’s recollections of the “slippery and disputed history” of his country.
The Impostor, Damon Galgut’s sixth novel, suggests that a person’s own history can be similarly disputed and slippery. It tells the story of Adam, [...]
20
Jun
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17
May
Time to pack your books for another stop on the world literature tour, after an extended, unscheduled stop in Germany. As you’d expect, there was a lot of reading to pick up here.
There were a lot of votes reminding us that Theodore Fontane remains something of a god of the European realist novel, even if [...]
26
Mar
I am facing a golden-sugar beach, a low pink hotel, a thatched palapa baking in the heat. To my left, a long crescent stretch of bay, a cradling arm around a basket of blue. To my right, a stone jetty. Beyond it, a port full of oceangoing tankers and the cliff-hugging city of Manzanillo. Behind [...]
26
Mar
Many shows seem to beckon families with children but on closer inspection come with caveats, be it crude language, racy behavior or complex plot turns. If you%26#8217;re going to make the investment %26#151; which can run more than $400 for a family of four %26#151; what is worth the tab? What is appropriate? [...]
26
Mar
Over 25 years as an arts journalist in Australia, I;ve been to just about every festival that anyone;s thought of putting on.
Not enough of the small music festivals that are proliferating in wineries, perhaps %26ndash; Coriole in the McLaren Vales, for instance, or Rochford Wines in the Yarra.
But certainly to all the majors in the [...]
22
Mar
I am facing a golden-sugar beach, a low pink hotel, a thatched palapa baking in the heat. To my left, a long crescent stretch of bay, a cradling arm around a basket of blue. To my right, a stone jetty. Beyond it, a port full of oceangoing tankers and the cliff-hugging city of Manzanillo. Behind [...]
22
Mar
I am facing a golden-sugar beach, a low pink hotel, a thatched palapa baking in the heat. To my left, a long crescent stretch of bay, a cradling arm around a basket of blue. To my right, a stone jetty. Beyond it, a port full of oceangoing tankers and the cliff-hugging city of Manzanillo. Behind [...]
22
Mar
I am facing a golden-sugar beach, a low pink hotel, a thatched palapa baking in the heat. To my left, a long crescent stretch of bay, a cradling arm around a basket of blue. To my right, a stone jetty. Beyond it, a port full of oceangoing tankers and the cliff-hugging city of Manzanillo. Behind [...]
19
Mar
Over 25 years as an arts journalist in Australia, I;ve been to just about every festival that anyone;s thought of putting on.
Not enough of the small music festivals that are proliferating in wineries, perhaps %26ndash; Coriole in the McLaren Vales, for instance, or Rochford Wines in the Yarra.
But certainly to all the majors in [...]
11
Mar
This winter has progressed in fits and starts. It just keeps on coming despite the rapidly increasing power of the sun, when it is not raining.One thing that I know is true is that it can’t continue to be cold and that the annual cycle of life is proceeding %26#8212; right on schedule.
The calendar indicates [...]
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