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"There are things that you can’t translate into English, if you tried the sentence would be completely flat"
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Dudu Busani-Dube
Dudu Busani-Dube is a South African author and journalist.
"There are things that you can’t translate into English, if you tried the sentence would be completely flat"
"The greatest thing about writing fiction is you dont know where the story is going. When I was writing Hlomu I became her - you internalise the character and you let her lead you"
"February has always been a dull month for me, a dreadful period where I’m tired and irritable. My sister says it’s my mind rebooting itself. I say I don’t know and I don’t care because, ironically, it is also the period where I’m most creative."
"The stories I write come from being a black woman in South Africa, the friendships and relationships I have had, families and what we perceive as love"
"I don’t have a sacred writing space, but I do write better after midnight, when I’m surrounded by creative energy"
"I’m the most known person who isn’t a celebrity"