The 2017 Sunday Times Literary Awards: Barry Ronge Fiction Prize longlist
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The 2017 Barry Ronge Fiction Prize longlist has been announced.
The longlist is made up of 22 novels. The winners of the 2017 Alan Paton Award and Barry Ronge Fiction Prize will each receive R100 000.
Chair of judges Rehana Rossouw said:
“South African authors are spoiled for choice. Their local stories are stitched into a tapestry of a landscape ranging from tropical heat to dusty dorps. The longlist this year contains titles that weave the land and the people into compelling tales. Some authors deal with historical dispossession and despair; others discover the magic hidden in thick foliage and stark dustlands. All the authors examine the essence of a people propelled by a dream and led astray by dreamers — some with deft touches and others with scream-with-laughter satire. Crime remains a distinct theme but there’s always love; often sweet and sometimes twisted. It is going to be a struggle this year to choose one winner from a list that contains works by writers presenting their country in words that strike at the heart and linger on the synapses.”
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