“Fearless champion blogger is compiling his first book”
“The title locates me in the new South Africa as a child of democracy – as a bastard child of South Africa trying to find his way. It’s about us being products of the state and, in many ways, we are...
View ArticleYup, it really is the title of a forthcoming book
Given the current status of the standoff between local media and the ANC – around a “DEFCON 2” if The Party were the US military – it’s probably not a great idea to bait the joint chiefs with a book...
View ArticleNews 24: Zuma’s Bastard author Azad Essa tells what inspired him to write the...
I wake up each morning in my villa at the crack of the dawn, and perform a 30 minute yoga with my instructor from India, following which I have three boiled eggs, fresh orange juice and organic...
View ArticleZuma’s Bastard filling the pages of The Weekend Argus and the Daily News
Cape Town’s Weekend Argus asked me what was on my bedside table. I was confused, then I realised they wanted to know what I was reading at the moment. I was tempted to say, Zuma’s Bastard but that...
View ArticleFranschhoek Literary Festival on the run
Artslink.co.za- Andra le Roux-Kemp: As we ran towards the Franschhoek Congregational Church, we almost bumped into the man we were all so eager to meet: Deon Meyer. At the Franschhoek Literary...
View ArticleA-Twitter about books, talks and tweets
Arja Salafranca for Independent Newspapers - At best, what you’re left with after attending this dynamic yet intimate writers’ festival is an overwhelming swirl of words, sensations and stimulation...
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Moslems Reach The New York Times
New York Times - It’s the kind of book cover guaranteed to generate stares when pulled out in public: the title, “The Moslems are Coming: Encounters with a Desktop Terrorist,” is emblazoned above a...
View Article‘My book spits on all types of bigots’
By Jayanthi Madhukar in the Bangalore Mirror Through his explosively-titled book, The Moslems are coming – Encounters with a Desktop Terrorist, writer Azad Essa wants to stir up a debate on “unsexy...
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In The Telegraph India (KOLKATA LITERARY MEET)
The Telegraph SOME MORE SPEAKERS AT THE KOLKATA LITERARY MEET, TO BE HELD AT THE BOOK FAIR (JAN 30-FEB 3), IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE TELEGRAPH Do you want to know why ants don’t wear shoes? Well, come...
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