New Shouting in the Dark review: Maple Tree Literary Supplement
A new review of The Shouting in the Dark appears in Issue 21 of the Maple Tree Literary Supplement. In it, Gerri Kimber calls the book “Elleke Boehmer’s most powerful, spellbinding […]
Indian Arrivals shortlisted for an ESSE Book Award 2016!
Elleke’s latest critical work, Indian Arrivals 1870–1915: Networks of British Empire has been shortlisted for an ESSE (European Society for the Study of English) Book Award 2016. The winners will be announced at
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Indian Arrivals 1870-1915: Networks of British Empire
Published by Oxford University Press, 2015 Indian Arrivals 1870-1915: Networks of British Empire explores the rich and complicated landscape of intercultural contact between Indians and Britons on British soil at
Telling Tales, Writing Stories
Elleke will be presenting a paper, entitled ‘Eavesdropping or Broadcasting – how to tell stories in the dark,’ at Telling Tales, Writing Stories, an interdisciplinary colloquium at TORCH in Oxford. Find out more
Tong Tong Fair
Elleke will be interviewed by Nancy Jouwe at this year’s Tong Tong Fair about Op de veranda. Buy tickets
The Shouting in the Dark longlisted for the 2016 Sunday Times Barry Ronge Fiction Prize
The Shouting in the Dark has been longlisted for this year’s Sunday Times Barry Ronge Fiction Prize. As Books Live note, the prize criteria stipulate that the winner should be “a
Hartstaal blog review of Op de veranda
Ingrid Glorie of Hartstaal has reviewed Op de veranda (The Shouting in the Dark) on her literary blog. Read the full review
Nederlands Dagblad review of Op de veranda
Hans Ester of the Nederlands Dagblad posted the following review of Op de veranda (The Shouting in the Dark) in January. For those who don’t read Nederlands, the final line calls the
Revisiting History: Cecil John Rhodes and Other African Stories with Professor Elleke Boehmer
Elleke will be participating in the Oundle Festival of Literature on 29 February 2016. Her talk and reading will explore how we re-tell and interpret history – take a particular angle,
A Reading by Elleke Boehmer at Lancaster University
Elleke will be reading from The Shouting in the Dark at Lancaster University on 14 March 2016, hosted by the Centre for Transcultural Writing & Research. The event will be chaired