Cape Town Calling. From Mandela to Theroux on the Mother City

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From Paul Theroux and Peter Moore to Jonny Steinberg, JM Coetzee, Jonathan Kaplan, Nelson Mandela, Mamphela Ramphele, Tom Eaton, Breyten Breytenbach, Pieter-Dirk Uys and Gabeba Baderoon: Discover Cape Town with top contemporary authors both well-loved locals and international travel writers. Selected and with an introduction by Justin Fox.Read how JM Coetzee fails to get into a good school. Nelson Mandela misplaces his spectacles on the Grand Parade. Jonathan Kaplan faces arrest at St. George s Cathedral. Paul Theroux meets a fellow pessimist at Cape Point. Jonny Steinberg is revolted by prison food. Joseph Lelyveld joins Crossroads residents singing hymns. Richard Rive walks with ghosts in District Six. Rian Malan haggles for snoek in Kalk Bay. Pieter-Dirk Uys attends a fake wedding on Greenmarket Square. Edwin Cameron climbs Table Mountain with the help of antiretrovirals. Judy Kibinge parties in Long Street. Plus many more...