Lit in Translation

Nicole Jaekel Strauss

Born 1972 · South Africa

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Books on prize lists

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    UJ-prys 2018 · Shortlist

    As in die mond

    Title translated by AI:“Ash in the Mouth”

    Nicole Jaekel Strauss · 45 when first published

    Short stories

    AI-generated summary:Interlinked stories: a childless mother on a Greek island, a home-industry baker who changes out of his men’s clothes to become Aisha for his deliveries, two boys eyeing each other over lemon meringues, a young saint dying at the stake, all tied to one night of flames.