Anthology - Jonathan Ball Publishers

New Daughters of Africa

Custom, tradition, friendships, sisterhood, romance, sexuality, intersectional feminism, the politics of gender, race, and identity— all and more are explored in this glorious collection of work from over 200 writers. New Daughters of Africa spans a wealth of genres—autobiography, memoir, oral history, letters, diaries, short stories, novels, poetry, drama, humour, politics, journalism, essays and speeches—to demonstrate the diversity and remarkable literary achievements of black women.

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Our Ghosts Were Once People

Death is a fact of life but the experience of grief is as unique to each of us as our fingerprints. This poignant and thought provoking anthology gives us portraits of grief as seen through the eyes of prominent writers and poets.

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Our Ghosts Were Once People (Audiobook)

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The New Century of South African Poetry

A revised and updated edition of this much-loved poetry anthology which was first published in 2002. This new edition of The New Century of South African Poetry now includes 125 new poems, with the addition of a fifth section covering works produced by poets who have made their mark since the early 2000s.

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When Secrets Become Stories

Gender-based violence takes many different forms – emotional, financial, physical, sexual and structural. It can be meted out by strangers, intimate partners or a family member. In When Secrets Become Stories women from all walks of life, across racial lines, age and income demographics, boldly speak out.

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Years of Fire and Ash

In Years of Fire and Ash: South African Poems of Decolonisation, fifty years of protest poetry are brought together in one volume by literary critic and lecturer Dr Wamuwi Mbao.