by Justin Fox
First published 2010
This collection brings together writings from distinguished authors who capture Cape Town through personal encounters and observations. Justin Fox curates pieces from Nobel laureates, travel writers, and local voices who reveal the city through specific moments. JM Coetzee recounts his rejection from a prestigious school. Nelson Mandela searches for his missing spectacles at the Grand Parade. Jonathan Kaplan faces potential arrest at St. George's Cathedral. Paul Theroux discovers a kindred pessimist at Cape Point. Jonny Steinberg recoils from prison meals. The anthology includes contributions from Mamphela Ramphele, Breyten Breytenbach, and Pieter-Dirk Uys, among others. Each piece offers a window into Cape Town's complexities through the eyes of writers who know the city intimately or encounter it as outsiders.
Genres: anthologies, african-literature, biography-memoir, cultural-studies
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: outsider-perspective, personal-encounters
Setting: Cape Point, Cape Town, Grand Parade, St. George's Cathedral
232 pages · Paperback · NB Publishers