You are invited to the launch celebration of Soweto by Jodi Bieber

 

Jodi Bieber launches her new book,  SOWETO in Soweto. Join us! May 2010 Quick Click Links Jacana Website    The Launch      SOWETO Soweto by Jodi Bieber     ISBN: 978-1-77009-806-0 Format: Paperback Size: 246 x 194mm Pages: 160pp Price: R225.00 Published by Jacana Media in association with  the Goethe-Institut South Africa in May 2010 Rights: World     About the Book   Acclaimed home-grown photographer Jodi Bieber has created an open-ended essay which is a celebration and a portrait of life in Soweto today.   The importance of Soweto in the collective consciousness is hard to overstate. It registers as a place born of resistance, perhaps even embodying the South African struggle for freedom.   But the birth of Kwaito is attributed to Soweto too. And beyond the grand narratives, there is, and always was, a proliferation of dancing, art and fashion in this place defined by its energy and cosmopolitan nature. Labelling and unlabelling, claiming and discarding, Sowetans have created Soweto anew - a phenomenon that is celebrated in this photographic publication which contemplates daily lived realities, where here, as elsewhere, South Africans are continually reinventing themselves and their urban space.   Jodi Bieber's instinctive wandering throughout Soweto, and her astonishing yet careful study of the people, the place and the time, offers us an opportunity to reflect on the mystery of this changing space.     Jodi Bieber is the winner of the Prix de le l'Union Européenne at the Rencontres de Bamako, Biennale Africaine de la Photographie, November 2009. She has won eight World Press awards, a 1st Place in Picture of the Year International 2009 and numerous other accolades. Her first book, Between Dogs and Wolves: Growing up in South Africa, was released in five countries in 2006.   Her work continues to be exhibited internationally   Bieber has lectured at the London College of Communication (UK), Westminister University (UK), ICP School of Photojournalism (USA) and Photo Espane. Her relationship with the Market Photo Workshop in Johannesburg, South Africa continues.   Bieber has worked on assignments for, among others, the New York Times (USA), Geo (Germany) and The Sunday Times Magazine (UK). She also works for non-profit organisations like Médecins Sans Frontières on special projects for booklets and exhibitions.   She is represented by the Goodman Gallery in South Africa and the Institute for Artist Management, based in Los Angeles, New York and London.     Warmest regards, Jacana Media

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South Africa Michael Poliza & Friends (AUTHOR TOUR - 1 TO 5 JUNE 2010)

South Africa  Michael Poliza & Friends

On the occasion of the FIFA World Cup 2010, best-selling author Michael Poliza returns to South Africa to capture this richly diverse land and its people. To create a fitting homage to his longtime adopted country, Poliza has invited some of South Africa's most famous photographers to contribute to this book. As a result, South Africa combines the high-quality photography distinctive of Michael Poliza's award-winning books Africa, Eyes Over Africa and Antarctic with images by Vanessa Cowling, Chris Fallows, Justin Fox, Craig Fraser, Chris Kirchhoff, Mandla Mnyakama, Obie Oberholzer and Thomas P Peschak. South Africa is a breathtakingly beautiful coffee-table book, as awe-inspiring and diverse as the Rainbow Nation itself.

Michael will be on author tour in South Africa from 1 to 5 June

Media Activity for title Awesome South Africa

 

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Title: Awesome South Africa

Subtitle:  The Best, Greatest, Craziest, Biggest and Funniest

Author: Derryn Campbell

                                          Description

Whether you are an International Tourist visiting our shores or a citizen lucky enough to be living in this great country, Awesome South Africa entertains and tells the reader what makes this country what it is…..Awesome

 

The best, greatest, craziest, biggest, and funniest - Awesome South Africa will intrigue you, make you laugh, astonish and astound you. Packed full of information, colourful graphics and photographs, this entertaining compilation contains interesting facts and trivia about South Africa and its people.

 

If you are a South African, this book is guaranteed to stir feelings of pride, patriotism and belonging.  If you are not South African, then it will leave you in awe and provide you with a comprehensive overview of this unique and crazy country. Read this book and you will never want to leave

 

'A delightful collection of interesting South African facts and anecdotes that is sure to have half the family reading over your shoulder.'

John van de Ruit, Bestselling author of Spud

'This book is a vibrant edition not only for South Africans, but for international visitors to get a feel of the excitement and variety we have here in South Africa.' Raymond Ackerman, Founder Pick n Pay

FUN, FACTS & TRIVIA INCLUDING

Madiba's words * sporting trivia * statistics * myths & legends * wine * comedians * deadly animals * world records * anthem * rugby * amazing geography * pubs * incredible history * conservation * golf * engineering feats * beer * censorship * travel awards * money * migration * southern skies * quotes * outer space * diamonds * the braai * pilgrimages * Soweto * weather * coat of arms * quiz *  inventions * the constitution * cities * languages * gold * recipes * ubuntu * proverbs * heritage sites * street chow * soccer * the flag * festivals * animal records *   …and so much more that is uniquely South African Full Colour Graphics throughout

Published By: Awesome SA Publishers

240x240/SC/ 224pp / ISBN 978-0-620-46527-4 / R295.00/ Pub  April 2010

 

 

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Spilt Milk - Kopano Matlwa

Spilt Milk

by Kopano Matlwa, ISBN:9781770097919, R125.00, Order Now

Spilt Milk is the story of two passionate people who share a shameful past and a tenuous present.

Decades after a childhood love affair earns upright school principal Mohumagadi and disgraced preacher Father Bill expulsion from their communities, the two characters are brought back together under the most unlikely of circumstances.

 Mohumagadi, headmistress of the elite Sekolo sa Ditlhora school for talented black children, takes in Father Bill as a teacher much to the dismay of her students and faculty. Thus begins a battle of wills and wits for the hearts and minds of the students living in the shadow of revolution and change.

 A parable for our times, Spilt Milk is the new novel by EU Literary Award Winner Kopano Matlwa.

About the Author

The EU Literary Award-winning Kopano Matlwa is one of South Africa’s most vibrant young writers. A medical graduate, Kopano is the author of the critically acclaimed novel Coconut. She is a founding member and chairperson of Waiting Room Education by Medical Students, a non-profit organisation run by students and is a 2010 Rhodes Scholar.

The Soldier who said no

The Soldier who said no, 

by Chris Marnewick, ISBN:9781415201084, R170.00, Order Now

The Soldier Who Said No
When a Bushman arrow is used in an assassination attempt on the New Zealand Prime Minister, South African bush war veteran Pierre de Villiers, who works for the International Crimes Unit in Auckland, seems to be a logical link, but also a suspect. Suffering from cancer and suspended, disgruntled de Villiers has seen similar arrows made by !Xau, a Bushman with whom he had to flee from Angola in 1985 after refusing to follow orders during a Military Intelligence operation. Now de Villiers is forced to return to South Africa to treat his cancer, find the origin of the arrow and face his own uncertain past.

About the Author - Chris Marnewick
Grew up in the Limpopo bushveld – Koedoesrand area. Military Service in the Navy in 1967 B Juris – Potchefstroom 1970 LLB – Unisa 1973 LLM – Natal 1990 PhD – Natal 1996 Legal career: Clerk of the Court, Prosecutor, Magistrate, Attorney, Advocate. Admitted to practice in New Zealand and New South Wales. Spent 5 years in New Zealand teaching litigation skills to law graduates.