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Die plesiere van die kanon
Lees Bibi Burger se verslag oor die auratiese voorlesings by die Woordfees se Digtersparadys.
Mense woon hier
Bibi Burger lewer verslag oor die bekendstelling van Johann Rossouw se roman, Verwoerdburg.
The politics of translation and the translation of politics
All talk, no…talk? Bibi Burger interrogates the rhetoric of translation practice currently dominating the literary festival scene.
Tagged education, identity, language, mother tongue, ontology, RSG, translation, Woordfees
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The ANC and the ancestors
Find out why author Niq Mhlongo believes Jacob Zuma is the best thing that could have happened to South African politics.
Tagged democracy, elite, exile, niq mhlongo, perpetrators, propaganda, ritual, victim, vote, Woordfees
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The influence of magic in literature
How might we understand the function of magic and the supernatural in contemporary South African literature? In search of an answer, Annel Pieterse attends a panel at the Stellenbosch Woordfees.