Presents stories by the 26 finalists for the HSBC/SA PEN Literary Award 2005. 205pp, SOUTH AFRICA. SPEARHEAD.

2005 0864865805 Paperback

Anthology of the best 30 short stories selected from 220 submissions for the HSBC/SA PEN Literary Award. The award is targeted at young writers who are citizens of any country in the SADC (Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe). 224pp, SOUTH AFRICA. SPEARHEAD.

Fourth book in a best-selling series of stories from southern Africa. With a foreword by Max du Preez. Bib, 157pp, SOUTH AFRICA. SPEARHEAD.

Updated edition of a collection first published in 1994. It contains 21 short stories about and from South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Swaziland and Mozambique since 1960. Includes works by GORDIMER, RIVE, LA GUMA, HOMWANA, HEAD, DANGOR, COUTO, WICOMB, MAGONA and MATTERA. 271pp, SOUTH AFRICA. DAVID PHILIP.

Now in paperback. First published in 1989 as Children of Wax, this collection of folktales and animal fables from Zimbabwe and Botswana has been republished with a new foreword by Mma Ramotswe. Includes the stories 'Sister of Bones', 'Hare Fools the Baboons', 'The Wife Who Could Not Work' and 'Bad Uncles'. 174pp, UK. CANONGATE.

A satrirical novel set in the fictional Southern African country of Zambawi. While President Adini clings to power, student teacher Jim Tulloh tries to keep his days as mellow as possible. But when he is kidnapped by the Black Boot Gang, his fate takes some unexpected twists. Gloss, map, 375pp, UK. PENGUIN BOOKS, 0140286551