Pagecast takes Franschhoek Literary Festival 2025: “This Continent Speaks: Africa, Innovation, and the Stories That Shap

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Pagecast along with a host of book people take a seat in the vibrant courtyard of Smitten Cafe surrounded by a soirée of literary buzz.

Abi Daré and Bronwen Everill join Sibongile Machika to explore the borders of Africa as they appear in fiction and non-fiction, and how these boundaries are often more porous than we assume. Both authors reflect on how their work aims to spark ideas that help us rethink the ways we live in and relate to the world.

16 May English South Africa Books · Society & Culture

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