Books appear as footnote at South Africa's resurrected literary festival
Blacks don't read, according to a prominent African journalist. So how can such an event survive?
"It's a fact," pronounced the read-me headline, "Darkies just don't read."
From: Books: Books + News | guardian.co.uk
Friday, 10 September, 2010
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