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Kurt: The most authentic character
Prof Nigel Thomas (Laval University) kindly provided a most engaging reader’s response re The Afrikaner: “Hello Arianna. I promised you when I bought your book at Paragraphe Bookstore in Montréal to give you my opinion of it. It certainly held … Continue reading
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The Audiobook of the Afrikaner: An excerpt
I am very pleased to present an excerpt from the audiobook of my novel The Afrikaner, which chronicles a young #Afrikaner woman’s journey of #selfdiscovery post #apartheid. South African voice actor Dennis Kleinman did a wonderful job in giving … Continue reading
Zoe’s Story is now in German too!
The German translation of The Afrikaner is finally out with the title Die Afrikaanerin. German-speaking readers will now be able to follow #Zoe in her journey of self-discovery and redemption in the Namibian part of the #Kalahari Desert. The German … Continue reading
“The Afrikaner” shortlisted “Best Fiction 2020” by Miramichi Reader
Arianna Dagnino’s THE AFRIKANER shortlisted for ‘BEST BOOK’ by Miramichi Reader. “Best Fiction” is the most popular category at The Miramichi Reader. Here are the seven “Best Fiction” titles of 2020: “Side by Side” by Anita Kushwaha (Inanna Publications) “The … Continue reading
Inside the Emotion of Fiction
Soon I realized how much the old San Bushman shaman could “tell me” with his simple gestures and facial expressions. In this passage (beginning of Chapter 1 of The Afrikaner), I tried to recreate that emotional space, that sense of … Continue reading
Finding oneself on the wrong side of history
Alan Twigg’s review of my novel The Afrikaner in the spring issue of “BC Booklook” goes to the core of the predicament faced by the protagonist of the story, Zoe du Plessis, a young female scientist (33) who grew up … Continue reading
Zoe’s Story, “The Afrikaner,” Goes International
A woman scientist ventures into a scorching desert to search for fossils and confront the dark shadows of her Afrikaner heritage. Set between South Africa and the Kalahari Desert in Namibia, the story of palaeontologist Zoe du Plessis, the Afrikaner … Continue reading
Audio book of “The Afrikaner” (Chapter 1)
Listen to an audio excerpt from Arianna Dagnino‘s novel “The Afrikaner” read by the Los Angeles-based, South African actor Dennis Kleinman from A World Voice: Transcending Geographic Boundaries. Audiobook (Chatpter 1): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rogbi6kmmkw&feature=youtu.be The Afrikaner. A Novel (and now also a … Continue reading
How much freedom should a creative writer have?
I thank the South African writer Toni Henning for her review of my novel “The Afrikaner” (Guernica Editions, Toronto, 2019). One comment struck me most and made me ponder over the total freedom writers can and should have when devising … Continue reading
When reading is good in time of crisis: “I felt her every emotion, her pain, her anxiety, her fatigue-she became so real that I could even smell her”
Let’s not forget that books – fiction as much as nonfiction – are our true companions and sometimes even our real saviours in times of crisis. “The Afrikaner is a story that takes us to the past, the present and … Continue reading