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Sending up ‘faction’
Anthony Egan reviews A Case of Exploding Mangoes by Mohammed Hanif.
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Writing another history
The books of Michiel Heyns deserve to resonate at the bookshop sales counter, says Anthony Egan.
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The brave few
The <i>Guardian</i> was something of a legend in the anti-apartheid struggle. James Zug admirably brings out its complexity in his well-written and highly engaging book <i>The Guardian: The History of South Africa’s Extraordinary Anti-Apartheid Newspaper</i> (Unisa Press and Michigan State University Press).
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The truth behind terrorism
Ordinary people, given the right motivation and circumstances, can easily make the jump to suicide bomber, writes Anthony Egan.
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The miners are revolting
Historian Jeremy Krikler provides an in-depth account of the white miners’ revolt and subsequent racial killings in 1922, writes Anthony Egan.
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A life more ordinary
In his debut novel, <i>The Native Commissioner </i>, Shaun Johnson shows us the corrosive and evil side of apartheid, but without bashing us over the head with the obvious, writes Anthony Egan.
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Eating Veal
Jeff Guy delves into the 1906 Zulu uprising and the murder of two colonials in his new novel, <i>The Maphumulo Uprising: War, Law and Ritual in the Zulu Rebellion</i>. Anthony Egan reports.
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Cop culture
Anthony Egan reviews two new books, which go a considerable way to helping us see the new South African Police Service (SAPS) more fairly.
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Life of a bush doctor
Although the subject matter is grim and a sense of outrage at the neglect of sick people frequently surfaces, Johan Steyn’s first novel, <i>Father Michael’s Lottery</i>, is not an angry novel, writes Anthony Egan.
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A religious divide
Israeli Jew Susan Nathan’s decision to move into an Israeli Arab village in 2002 – and to write about it – might be considered a revolutionary act and it was certainly a radical step, writes Anthony Egan.
