Niq Mhlongo Quotes
born 1973 South Africa
Niq Mhlongo (born 1973 in Soweto) is a South African writer known for his novels Dog Eat Dog, After Tears and Way Back Home.
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I’m very sceptical about book prizes and always have mixed feelings when they are announced
The second book is always a challenge because of the reception the first book received
I lament the fact that everything good that represents Joburg has shifted and that the attention of city planners is now focused on places like Rosebank and Sandton, leaving the city centre neglected
If you don’t develop eyes in the back of your head, you won’t survive in Joburg. It’s a university without a professor.
I think every writer is, one way or the other, a literary diplomat, whether travelling or not
I write to edutain and cathart. I write to educate, entertain and heal myself.
Read, read, and read a lot, then write even if it doesn’t make sense at the moment
What comes to my mind when I think of South African literature is awareness and education
Joburg is part of me and I’m part of Joburg, once you live in Joburg, it touches you more than hands can ever do
there is this idea of home being linked to love, but there are homes that are terrible, and then one has to find solace, sometimes in the most unexpected places
Mainstream publishing houses were not really connected to South African readers