Literature . Novels . The Dark Tower . Writing
Other Dark Towers
On 29 June 2010 by AdminChoosing a title for a work of fiction is always tricky – especially when, as is the case with The Dark Tower, your title is one that has been used by many others for their, otherwise entirely different, works. If, as I did, you’ve chosen to call your book after the title of a famous
Literature . Novels . South Africa
TOP 10 SOUTH AFRICAN NOVELS
On 11 June 2010 by AdminThe Story of an African Farm by Olive Schreiner First published in 1883, this depiction of life on an isolated farm in the Karoo is remarkable not only for the beauty of its descriptive writing, but for the radical and feminist ideas expressed by its free-spirited heroine, Lyndall. Cry the Beloved Country by Alan Paton
FIFA World Cup . Football . South Africa
FIFA World Cup 2010 – South Africa
On 7 June 2010 by AdminWith only a few days to go before the FIFA World Cup opens in Cape Town, South Africa is back in the news – and for reasons (generally) more positive than hitherto. Instead of the stories – all too familiar in recent years – of corruption, ANC infighting, and escalating street crime, there are heartening