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Shubnum Khan | Reflects on her New Book, What She Learnt from the World, and Authors She will take to the Himalayas

Shubnum Khan is a South African author and artist. Her first novel, Onion Tears, was shortlisted for the Penguin Prize for African Writing and the University of Johannesburg Debut Prize for Writing in English. She has followed that up with her latest book titled, How I Accidentally Became a Global Stock Photo. In this Q&A, Shubnum reflects on writing this book, why she choose this title, and the South African authors that she will take with her Himalayas.

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Fiona Snyckers Talks About Lacuna, JM Coetzee and her Favourite Writers

Fiona Snyckers is one of South Africa’s most celebrated writers and a role model to many aspiring writers. She has written seven books thus far, with Lacuna her last novel published by Pan MacMillian. In this week’s EW Blog Q&A session, the award-winning writer chats with our editor, Ezekiel Kekana about writing Lacuna, JM Coetzee and whether men should write books about subjects such as rape and feminism.

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