Tag: Marlene van Niekerk

  • Throwback Thursday: The Noma Award for Publishing in Africa

    Throwback Thursday: The Noma Award for Publishing in Africa

    On this edition of Throwback Thursday we focus on The Noma Award for Publishing in Africa which ran from 1980-2009.For many followers of the literary establishment who could be considered to be younger, many believe that publishing in Africa started in 2000. This was the year that Leila Aboulela was awarded the first Caine Prize…

  • Man Booker International Prize 2015 – Not Yet Ushindi

    Man Booker International Prize 2015 – Not Yet Ushindi

    The Man Booker International Prize 2015 winner was announced at an award ceremony at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London last night. The name of the award winner is Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai. The Man Booker Prize International 2015 is given once every two years to a living author for a body of work…

  • Four Africans make Man Booker International Prize finalist list

    Four Africans make Man Booker International Prize finalist list

    The Man Booker International Prize highlights one writer’s overall contribution to fiction on the world stage. It seeks out literary excellence the judges consider a writer’s body of work rather than a single novel. Both prizes strive to recognise and reward the finest modern literature. The award goes with a handy £60,000. The judges for…