On Thursday 15 October, the University of Oxford’s African Studies Centre Seminar hosted Elleke. She was in conversation with Oxford’s Wale Adebanwi about To the Volcano. Watch the video below!
Oxford’s African Studies Centre Seminar will be held online this term, at 3:30 pm on Thursdays. All are welcome. For our first seminar on Thursday, October 15, at 3:30 pm,
We’re delighted that To the Volcano has been longlisted for the Edge Hill Prize 2020. The Edge Hill Prize is the only UK based award to recognise excellence in a
Paul Woodgate has written a wonderful review of To the Volcano for The Short Story. Here’s an excerpt: Each story, delivered with a minimal grace and a compassionate eye for
Homi Bhabha has reviewed Postcolonial Poetics for Critical Inquiry. Some highlights include: It is difficult to do justice, in a brief review, to a book as detailed and deliberative as Postcolonial
Wamuwi Mbao of the Stellenbosch University English Department interviewed Elleke about To the Volcano at the Stellenbosch launch of the collection, which took place at the Protea Boekwinkel on 4
The Book Lounge was host to the launch of To the Volcano in Cape Town last month, where Elleke was in conversation with Barbara Boswell of the Department of English
This excerpt comes from a piece by Elleke that appeared in the South African Sunday Times on 15 March 2020. Southern light – anyone who has experienced it recognises instantly
In their best, often their most surreal moments, Elleke Boehmer’s stories are memorably lifelike. Read the full review
The Stellenbosch launch of To the Volcano and Other Stories will take place at the Protea Boekwinkel on 4 March 2020. Elleke will be in conversation with Dr Wamuwi Mbao. Please