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J. M. Coetzee
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Zoe Wicomb's new stories combine the coolly interrogative gaze of the outsider with an insider's intimate warmth.
Submitted May 5th 10 by Writersrecommendations, 0 comments -
Javier Marias is in my opinion one of the best contemporary writers.
Submitted Apr 30th 10 by Writersrecommendations, 0 comments -
An extravagantly haunted imagination.
Submitted Apr 28th 10 by Writersrecommendations, 0 comments -
A rich book - a lyrical account of a girl's growth and self-discovery, and at the same time a deeply sympathetic exploration of Muslim culture.
Submitted Mar 9th 10 by Writersrecommendations, 0 comments -
An elegy for a lost father and a beloved world on the point of disappearing. Rarely in South African writing will we encounter language of such fire and passion.
Submitted Jan 14th 10 by Writersrecommendations, 0 comments -
A comedy of worldly disengagement trembling on the edge of tragedy, all the more hilarious for being related in Hermans' best poker-faced mariner.
Submitted Dec 26th 09 by Writersrecommendations, 0 comments -
A poignant story of a child exposed too early to the brutalities of Libyan politics.
Submitted Dec 15th 09 by Writersrecommendations, 0 comments -
Naipaul is a master of English prose and the prose of Half a Life is as clean and cold as a knife.
Submitted Dec 13th 09 by Writersrecommendations, 0 comments -
An impressive debut, serious and passionate.
Submitted Dec 9th 09 by Writersrecommendations, 0 comments -
A richly romantic tale of sexual awakening and betrayal.
Submitted Oct 17th 09 by Writersrecommendations, 0 comments