Archive - Jul 25, 2022 Penguin Random House South Africa

Uittreksel: Die drie lewens van Hannlie Human deur Connie Luyt

Reeds as ’n dogtertjie in Kenia leer Hannli die pyn van verlies ken. Ná die MauMau-aanvalle, moet sy en haar gesin hul plaas verlaat en Suid-Afrika toe verhuis. As student beleef sy ’n erge trauma waarvan net haar ouma Hannie, by wie sy haar sesde sintuig geërf het, weet. Toe kom Buks Vermaak, en ná jare se gesukkel, ’n dogtertjie, Nell.

Extract: The Errors of Dr. Browne by Mark Winkler

Mark Winkler’s novel is a wry and insightful glimpse into the limits of reason, the patriarchal need to control every aspect of womanhood, and our ongoing preoccupation with reputation.

Extract: Notes on Falling by Bronwyn Law-Viljoen

Notes on Falling is about the hope that art will challenge perceptions and orthodoxy so that the world can be reinvented through new forms. It is also about trying to reconcile the large pictures of history with the small snapshots of our individual lives.