Malla: 23 books

From award-winning author and filmmaker Malla Nunn, a collection of three riveting crime novels set in 1950s apartheid South Africa. A Beautiful Place to Die A stunning and darkly romantic crime novel set in 1950s apartheid South Africa, featuring Detective Sergeant Emmanuel Cooper—a man...

The Ananga Ranga (Stage of Love) by Kalyana malla Translated by SIR RICHARD F. BURTON The Ananga Ranga (Stage of Love) or Kamaledhiplava (Boat in the Sea of Love) is an Indian sex manual written by Kalyana malla in the 15th or 16th century.[1] The poet wrote the work in honor of Lad Khan, son of...

It's the Silver Jubilee of People Park, an urban experiment conceived by a radical mayor and zealously policed by the testosterone-powered New Fraternal League of Men. To celebrate, the insular island city has engaged the illustrator Raven, who promises to deliver the most astonishing spectacle its...

Detective Sergeant Emmanuel Cooper returns in this powerful, atmospheric novel about two communities forced to confront each other after a murder that exposes their secret ties and forbidden desires in apartheid South Africa, by award-winning author Malla Nunn. The body of a beautiful seventeen-year-old...

Award-winning screenwriter Malla Nunn delivers a stunning and darkly romantic crime novel set in 1950s apartheid South Africa, featuring Detective Emmanuel Cooper -- a man caught up in a time and place where racial tensions and the raw hunger for power make life very dangerous indeed. In a...

"For a few moments I listened to stillness. Then I opened the door and slid out of the car. On either side of the track lay a tangle of black and grey shadow. Vast sheets of cloud floated southwards. The moonlight had faded to a dusting of light along the ground. I crept to the gate and looked...

“I began screaming before I hit the hallway. Terror drove me, hampered me. My feet felt like blocks of lead, my legs moved as though I was travelling through water. My heart felt as though it had swelled to the size of a football and was stuck at the base of my throat. One gut-wrenching thought...

A new short story by award-winning author Pasha Malla. Set during the summer in a small town on the edge of the Arctic Circle, To Sweep the Light is a love story about solitude and companionship, proximity and distance, and the quest for intimacy between a boy and a girl.

Miki and his friend Louie are preparing for the big soccer match against the Guguletu team. They’ve been promised new team outfits and soccer boots if they win. Miki is given a new soccer ball to replace the old one and promises to take great care of it. However, Granny Noo is preparing a pudding...

An entirely new edition of The Vampire Castle. The story begins with Elspeth placed at the dreaded Rutherford's school, hoping that her mother will soon fetch her home. Elspeth is about to turn eleven. This should not prove particularly momentous in anyone's life, but for Elspeth it does,...

~His thumb moved gently across the top of each of my fingers, exploring the soft, plump lines.I merged with the chair.‘You would be a special customer,’ he whispered.My eyes felt large and soft, staring into his. ‘Really?’His kissed my tingling hand, and then looked up at me as though asking...

“I was now so close he could slide an arm around me. I was tall but I had to tilt my head to look up at him. My chin would have fitted nicely into the lower curve of his neck. And I could have done just that. He smelt tangy, like the sea. My tongue longed for a lick of salt. I could have easily...

Miki Mavuya is eleven years old. He is excited when his cousin, the local middle-weight boxing champion, Zap Mazela, visits the Mavuya household. He is honoured when asked to look after a treasured pair of boxing gloves for Zap. He puts these in a safe place. But unfortunately for Miki, his grandmother...

In this delightful tale, you’ll meet eleven year-old Miki Mavuya and his quirky family. Miki loves cricket and his greatest ambition is to have his own cricket bat. When he sees a second-hand one in Mr Molly’s shop window, he finds himself dreaming about owning such a bat. To his amazement, Mr...