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An anthology of selected short stories, all of which were previously published in an individual writer’s collection or in either Stray or The Bed Book of Short Stories published by Modjaji Books. The authors include Sarah Lotz (internationally best selling author), Lauri Kubuitsile, Makhosazana Xaba, Meg Vandermerwe, Arja Salafranca, Wame Molefhe, Jolyn Phillips, Melissa de Villiers, Sandra Hill, Reneilwe Malatji, Jayne Bauling, Jo-Ann Bekker, Julia Martin, Isabella Morris, Alex Smith, and Colleen Higgs.
Several of the authors went on to win awards for their collections, and one of the stories was shortlisted for the Caine Prize. Modjaji has a proud history of publishing debut short story collections that are successful in literary and sales terms. There are few other publishers who take the risk of publishing debut short story collections.
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Reviews
"Fool’s Gold draws together works from each of the dozen collections and anthologies of short stories that Modjaji has published. In doing so, the collection highlights the power of the form: what editor Arja Salafranca describes as “both paragraph and love affair, […] these varied pieces hold up a mirror to our lives and the places we live in” (11). Distinguished by their diverse themes, structures, and voices, the short stories of Fool’s Gold are bound together by their concern for women’s experiences. They take pleasure in the small moments that magnify the spectacular, drawing light to life’s neglected corners." Susanna Sacks, Africa in Words
"Each of the excellent short stories in this well-curated collection offers a brief window into the life of South African women. Some are poignantly sad, highlighting poverty, Aids orphans, patriarchy and social problems, while others offer light relief. [...] While some are harrowing, every story is wonderful." Gabriella Bekes, Times Live
Named a "must-read fiction books by SA female authors" by The South African
Author Biography
Arja Salafranca has published three collections of poetry, A Life Stripped of Illusions, which received the Sanlam Award for poetry, The Fire in which we Burn, and Beyond Touch, which was a co-winner of the SALA Awards. Her fiction has been published online, in anthologies and journals, and is collected in her debut collection, The Thin Line (2010), longlisted for the Wole Soyinka Award in 2012. She has participated in a number of literary conferences and festivals such as the Franschhoek Literary Festival and Poetry Africa, edited three anthologies and has received awards for her poetry and fiction. Her next book is a collection of creative non-fiction essays, travel writing, personal essays and journal entries, to be published by Modjaji in 2020. She holds an MA in Creative Writing from Wits University. She lives in Johannesburg. Find her online at http://arjasalafranca.blogspot.com
Modjaji Books
Modjaji Books is a small, independent, feminist publishing company, that started in 2007 in Cape Town.
View all titlesBibliographic Information
- Publisher Modjaji Books
- Publication Date October 2019
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 9781928215844
- Publication Country or regionSouth Africa
- FormatPaperback
- Primary Price 280 ZAR
- Pages214
- ReadershipGeneral
- Publish StatusPublished
- Copyright Year2019
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