World-renowned and mostly overseas-based, Athol Fugard finds that he inevitably writes for fellow South ­Africans, whose code he mastered long ago.

Novelists and reviewers can shape the industry by producing work for mass appeal as well as the serious-minded, argues <b>Chris Thurman</b>.

Scholars may not be among the truly exploited, but they are undervalued, writes <b>Chris Thurman</b>

Chris Thurman reviews Alex Smith’s literary example of a sub-sub-genre — South African language teachers in China.