Lit in Translation

Nicola Hanekom

South Africa

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Books on prize lists

  • No English yet

    UJ-prys 2024 · Shortlist

    Mirre en aalwyn

    Title translated by AI:“Myrrh and Aloes”

    Nicola Hanekom

    Drama · 68 pages

    AI-generated summary:On a farm outside Oudtshoorn, Jessie turns up at her parents’ house in underwear and boots just as a bush bursts into flame. Her mother is not glad to see her, her little sister is overjoyed, and her nearly blind grandmother wears a chain on her foot.

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    UJ-prys 2019 · Shortlist

    In glas

    Title translated by AI:“In Glass”

    Nicola Hanekom

    Drama

    AI-generated summary:A childless couple undergoes IVF, and their longing for a child takes its toll on each of them, on their marriage and on their friendships: humiliating visits to unsympathetic doctors, monitored sex, a man and a woman reduced to their reproductive organs.