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Thoughts on Netflix’s Thabo Bester Documentary
The Netflix documentary Thabo Bester: Beauty and the Bester has been released. It follows the common true crime Netflix format: three parts of roughly 45 minutes each. It offers little in the way of new information. But it is a sensational story. They were lucky, as this does the heavy lifting. I’m reminded of Glynnis…
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On Don’t Look Left: A Diary of Genocide by Atef Abu Saif
Don’t Look Left: A Diary of Genocide by Atef Abu Saif is an autobiography of a Palestinian man enduring life in the Gaza Strip after Israel seized the city following the events of October 7th, 2023.
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The Legacy of Duse Mohamed Ali in Pan-African Literature
Duse Mohamed Ali’s Ere Roosevelt Came is a rare and intriguing work of early 20th-century Pan-African literature. First serialised in The Comet, Ali’s Nigerian magazine, in 1934, the novel is a bold exploration of race, global politics, and Black resistance in an era marked by rising fascism, entrenched colonial rule, and pervasive white supremacy. Its…
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On Spud: The Reunion by John Van de Ruit
Spud: The Reunion by John Van de Ruit is the fifth novel of the Spud series. While the initial four detail Spud’s high school adventures, this latest novel picks up the story at his 10-year high school reunion.
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The Narrator and Mustafa Sa’eed in Tayeb Salih’s Season of Migration to the North
Tayeb Salih’s Season of Migration to the North is a fine-tuned web of a novel that ends with the unnamed narrator wading into the nearby water of the river Nile
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