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Disillusioned: In Revolutionaries’ House Nthikeng Mohlele tells the tale of a politician who falls on hard times.

When a life falls apart

An edited extract from Revolutionaries’ House, the latest novel from Nthikeng Mohlele

The talented novelist Nthikeng Mohlele’s debut short-story collection  lacks the vitality that makes short stories magical

Nthikeng Mohlele comes up short with ‘The Discovery of Love’

The talented novelist Nthikeng Mohlele’s debut short-story collection lacks the vitality that makes short stories magical

Author and entrepreneur Nthikeng Mohlele has also curated the Polokwane Literary Festival (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

The Portfolio: Nthikeng Mohlele

A veteran author and part-time festival director, Nthikeng Mohlele can attest to the respective experiences being irreconcilable. Or are they?

The printed word: This selection of literature has been written by two South Africans, a Zimbabwean, a Nigerian and a Jamaican

Five good reads to enjoy

The books include a collection of short stories, three novels and a great work of nonfiction

Author Nthikeng Mohlele has had all of his earlier books reissued. (Photo: Oupa Nkosi)

When love conquers

A family with everything money can buy, but beneath the surface their lives are seriously damaged

Mine, but not: Author Nthikeng Mohlele incorporates his version of the Michael K character, originally created by JM Coetzee in his 1983 novel, into his own work of fiction ‘to make him do what I want him to do’.

​Enigmatic Michael K stripped

Nthikeng Mohlele has recast JM Coetzee’s character to explore the changed cultural environment

Pleasure: An exploration of a multifacetedness that is found in the unlikely

Loaded with vivid but delicate passages and complex situations, Pleasure explores its multifacetedness.

Talking authors: Nthikeng Mohlele

The <i>Mail & Guardian</i> is running a series of interviews with South African authors. Nthikeng Mohlele takes up the challenge.

An author to note

Insomnia can be a wonderful thing, as Percy Zvomuya discovered.