Sunday Times Books LIVE - Joho! - Part 2
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Die Nagtegaal romans
by Vera on Sep 30th, 2009 Tweet
Die Nagtegaal ma-en-dogter-duo, Reinet en Jackie het al heelwat bygedra tot Afrikaanse letterkunde en vele lesers betower met hulle unieke stories. As jy nog nie van hul boeke gelees het nie, of wonder watter ander beskikbaar is, kyk gerus hierna:
Die twee lewe in limbo in hul rykmanswêreld teen die hange van Tafelberg, in ’n huis wat hulle besig is om te vergroen. Die ma verdryf haar tyd as lewensmentor saam met haar poedel en katelknaap. Die dogter is ’n jong entrepreneur wat haar winste gebruik en die land volrits om opbouende praatjies oor straatkinders te lewer.
In hierdie roman word die stroewe regstelsel teenoor die metafisiese wereld geplaas. Dit handel oor drie vroue (‘n regter, ‘n skoonmaker en ‘n advokaat) wat binne die strak parameters van ‘n regspraktyk soos wafferse hekse met ou resepte van alchemiste en die geheime uit die titel van die skepping speel. Die verhaal ondersoek die skeppingskrag van woorde en hoe die karakters deur taalgebruik hul woorde laat transponeer in werklikheid en so verantwoordelik raak vir hul eie en ander se noodlot. Die verhaal is deurspek met surrealisme, galge humor en ‘n blik op fragiele mense. Daar is liefde en verraad, die ontmaskering van alles wat hoog en verhewe lyk en die slotsom dat sinloosheid die hoofkarakters dryf om na wysheid te streef en dat wysheid hulle uiteindelik weer met sinloosheid konfronteer.
According to Delores begins from a startling premise. In a country where rape and violence have become part of daily life, the matter-of-fact prose offers an unsettling illumination on the mindset of those who adapt to pain. Like Delores who is slightly forty, slightly dotty, totally irresistible and there are fourteen storeys in her heart. Delores is a has-been actress. She has a son whose father she has never been able to identify, and a daughter whose father is the big love of her life who left her one night in love. Delores knows no boundaries: she dances with joy and with pain. When the fullness of this world becomes too much for her, she takes her daughter to the corner for street theatre. To her name clings the sound of tears. She is the queen in King Solomon’s songs; she is also the queen of lament, bigger than life itself, a resurrected jester.
Op sestien kort mens nog jou ouers se toestemming vir alles. Maar nie Charlie Koekemoer nie. Sy is van kleins af geleer om selfstandig te wees. Op drie kon sy brood smeer, op vyf hotdogs in die microwave maak … En nou, in Graad Elf, behandel haar advokat…
This novel presents a mock-memoir of one weekend in the life of a teenager, Charlie Johnson, and her rebellious encounters with the world around her. Although many parts of the title are funny, filled with the author’s quirky sardonic humour, there is an underlying sadness as Charlie realizes that despite her attempts to be different, there is simply no way to avoid the pain of growing up in these times.
In Limbo deur Jackie Nagtegaal, Reinet Nagtegaal
Abra K’Dabra deur Reinet Nagtegaal
According to Delores by Reinet Nagtegaal
Daar’s vis in die punch deur Jackie Nagtegaal
Alternative Realities by Jackie Nagtegaal
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by Vera on Sep 23rd, 2009 Tweet
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Cats: Afrikaans, Events, Food, South Africa
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Twee vars gedigte deur Joan Hambidge
by Vera on Sep 4th, 2009 Tweet
Die ewig omstrede, maar ook uiters produktiewe, digter Joan Hambidge se twee nuutste gedigte handel oor die dood van Michael Jackson, manlikheid en die digkuns.
In “Michael Jackson” word die ikoon se sprokieslewe besing, maar tog vermy Hambidge nie die aantygings wat daar teen Jackson was nie.
In “Maak oop die venster” word op Hambidge se kenmerkende postmodernistiese wyse met Loftus Marais, Johann de Lange en Carol Ann Duffy in gesprek getree.
Jy was nie
van hierdie wêreld nie:
jy skep ’n Neverland,
jou kasteel met prinse
in ’n verdroomde feëverhaal
weg van jou bitter jeug.
Hier abdikeer jy nooit
jou posisie as die Koning van Pop:
jy herskep jouself
word ’n Gemmerbroodmannetjie
- spieëltjie, spieëltjie aan die wand,
wie’s die rykste in die land?
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Cats: Afrikaans, Biography, Misc, News, South Africa, Sport
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Marlene le Roux’s Look At Me Exhibition Set for UCT (Programme)
by Vera on Aug 13th, 2009 Tweet
Millions of South Africans have physical disabilities, but often the biggest foe they must overcome to lead happy, fulfilling lives is the stares of the able-bodied – the social stigmatization that exacts a terrible toll on their outlook and wellbeing.
Marlene le Roux sought to change perceptions with her book, Look at Me, which showcases the sensuality, strength and courage of 23 disabled women. Some were born with their disability; others got it through an accident or illness later in life.
The photographs in Look at Me, taken by Lucie Pavlovich, are now part of a travelling exhibition that has arrived at UCT’s Centre for African Studies, as part of a programme coordinated by the university’s Disability Unit. The images will hang in the CAS Gallery (Harry Oppenheimer Institute Building Level 3, UCT Upper Campus) until the second week of September, but are generally available for public viewing only during the scheduled events:
Tuesday 18 August: “Health and Disability” 3:30 – 5:30pm
Thursday 20 August: “Gender, Sexuality and Disability” 1 – 2pm
Tuesday 25 August: “Finding Beauty in Difference: Disability and Aesthetics” 1 – 2:30pm
Thursday 27 August: “Recording Disability: Life Stories and Social Consciousness” 1 – 2pm
To arrange to visit the CAS Gallery outside of these times, please contact the Centre for African Studies on 021 650 2308.
The “Look at Me” exhibition opened earlier this year and had a stint at the Paarl Taal museum. Here is more information from the sponsor, the British Council:
‘This exhibition was intended to affirm not only women with disabilities, but all women. The exhibition is for every woman who has asked herself “who am I?”, or tried to tailor herself according to the acceptance of others.
‘The photographs and stories allow women to reflect on their struggles and their inner journey to personal self-mastery,’ says Le Roux.
‘I realised from a young age that society puts people with disabilities in a box with an “ag shame” [pitying] attitude and I felt I wanted to celebrate who I am – disability and all.’
Le Roux says writing the book Look at Me took her on a journey of self-discovery.
‘I realised that only a person with disabilities can change the mindset of society. With this in mind I started this personal journey and it dawned on me that the road to self-acceptance and sensuality is painful and challenging every single day.’
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