Njabulo Ndebele’s first adult novel <i>The Cry of Winnie Mandela</i> transgresses the borders between fact and fiction, fusing aspects of the novel, biography and essay. It is a beautiful book, the writing lucid and quietly passionate, a work of deep intelligence, writes Chris Dunton.
<b>REVIEW: </b><i>The Ordeal of the African Writer</i> by Charles Larson (Zed Books)
Within the space of the last few months, Cameroon has lost three of its most prominent authors. First, novelist and musician Francis Bebey, then Mongo Beti, and now, at the age of 71, Réné Philombe, writes Chris Dunton.
From Cameroon this week, news of the death of one of Africa’s foremost writers, Mongo Beti (born 1932), writes Chris Dunton.
Chris Dunton speaks with Sello Duiker about his second novel, <i>The Quiet Violence of Dreams</i>.
<b>Review:</b> Out of Bounds: Stories of Conflict and Hope by Beverley Naidoo (Penguin)
