The seventh annual Mail & Guardian Literary Festival will take place on 8 and 9 October in Newtown, Johannesburg at the Sci-Bono Discovery Centre.

The festival will mark the 140th anniversary of the birth of Sol Plaatje, novelist, poet, translator, chronicler and founder member of what is now the African National Congress (9 October, 1876).

Find the full programme and all info about the venue and tickets below.

Event Details

• Date: Saturday, 8 and Sunday, 9 October 2016
• Venue: Sci-Bono Discovery Centre | Map
• Ticket prices: R50 per session; R25 per ticket for students and pensioners
• Buy tickets: www.webtickets.co.za

Have a look at the programme:

Book details

• Lover of His People edited by Seetsele Modiri Molema, DS Matjila and Karen Haire
  EAN: 9781868146017
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• Sol Plaatje’s Native Life in South Africa: Past and Present edited by Janet Remmington, Brian Willan, Bhekizizwe Peterson
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  EAN: 9781868149810
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• Sol Plaatje: Selected Writings by Sol Plaatje
  EAN: 9781868143030
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• Three Plays: Dream of the Dog; The Girl in the Yellow Dress; The Imagined Land by Craig Higginson
  EAN: 9781868149803
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• The Spirit of Marikana: The Rise of Insurgent Trade Unionism in South Africa by Luke Sinwell, Siphiwe Mbatha
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  EAN: 9781776140022
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