The delicate intersection between the personal and the political has seldom been so skilfully explored; readable, tangible and haunting. —Naomi Wolf
Elleke Boehmer brings to her stories two qualities that all too often are mutually exclusive: the lucidity of her intelligence and the passion of her engagement. —André Brink
Indian Arrivals wins ESSE Book Award 2016!
Indian Arrivals, Elleke’s latest academic publication, has won a 2016 ESSE Book Award for Literatures in the English language! The awards were announced at the ESSE (The European Society for the
Afrikult. reviews The Shouting in the Dark
Jade Lee has given The Shouting in the Dark a glowing review in Afrikult., praising Boehmer for her seamless “interweaving of the personal, political and historical in such a way
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