South Africa's rainbow writers

As the World Cup kicks off in South Africa we look at the literary state of play in the rainbow nation. We meet Deon Meyer, one of a growing band of crime writers who are taking to the international stage. We tallk politics and the word with the poet and essayist Antjie Krog, boarding school comedy with the children's writer John van de Ruit, and we find out how one young writer, Niq Mhlongo, is bringing the language of the townships into literature. Reading List 13 Hours by Deon Meyer Ways of Staying by Kevin Bloom Begging to be Black by Antjie Krog Spud by John van de Ruit High Low In-Between by Imraan Coovadia Dog Eat Dog by Niq Mhlongo After Tears Niq Mhlongo Ways of Dying by Zakes Mda The Cry of Winnie Mandela by Njabulo S Ndebele