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Review: Ways of Travelling – Kharys Ateh Laue’s ‘Sketches’ (2023)

By Africa in Words Guest on 24 May , 2024 • ( 0 )

AiW Guest: Kris Van der Bijl. Kharys Ateh Laue’s debut prose work Sketches (MDL SEE, 2023) is recognisably a travelogue. In it, a South African protagonist-narrator travels across three countries, accompanied by her friend, Raph. Like most travelogues, it utilizes… Read More ›

Q&A: (Pt 1) Jenna Bass – Editor and co-founder of African pulp fiction magazine Jungle Jim.

By Katie Reid on 13 November , 2012 • ( 5 )

(Part 2 of this interview is here…) Genre fiction and the rise of African sci-fi; the establishment of literary networks across the continent; the status of independent publishing and bookselling, as well as the significance of DIY ethics and aesthetics in… Read More ›