The Eschatological Imagination
For whatever reason, I've been struggling with my concentration levels this year. A friend who knows I am Dostoevsky's fan brought me this when she recently travelled to Cape
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National Poet Laureate
I felt so humbled to meet the current South African national poet laureate, Dr. Mongane Wally Sorete. Of course I ended up a doting fan on his feet, suckling from his wisdom. I
The River Tent Is Broken
Palesa Motsomi, the genius behind the cover design here is my u su g heroine. Those of you who know the history of Heinemann African Book series, will know why we chose the
IS IT WRONG FOR READERS TO IDENTIFY WITH FICTIONAL CHARACTERS?
BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF AN EMAIL I RECEIVED FROM AN ACADEMIC I RESPECT. IT IS FOLLOWED BY MY FULL REPLY TO HER: I was disappointed to hear you encourage students treat your
St Augustine on the Doldrums
If you think this writing thing is difficult, spare a thought for St Augustine in the fifth century when an early reader of The Confessions, the gentleman named Consentius, living in intellectual isolation