Die huilende bruid

Presented by Painted Dog Press

In The Crying Bride & Other Hallucinations, Dominique Botha weaves together autobiography and fiction to create a vivid portrait of the South African landscape. In this collection of shorter writing her gaze travels between the Highveld and Europe, family archives and hotel bars, humor and mourning.Danie Maraistalks to Botha about her requiem for Breyten Breytenbach, the legendary Uncle Boxer, and the prisms of memory and moral fatigue. Join us for a conversation about language, desire, and the intimate farewell to great spirits.