"But I Digress .": A selection of his best columns

by Darrel Bristow-Bovey

Overview

Gathered together for the first time, a selection from the columns and occasional writings of Darrel Bristow-Bovey. For the better part of this century and the worst part of the last, Darrel Bristow-Bovey has been making enemies, allies and occasional friends with his newspaper and magazine columns. In that time he has received two death threats, five offers to sue, four national awards and a marriage proposal. Over a range of subjects, from television to sport to the difficulty of finding love in the modern world, never saying less than he thinks, never more than he feels, Darrel’s is an unmistakable and indispensable voice in the South African media. All the old favourites are in these pages: Jamie Oliver, Felicia, Wayne Ferreira, the lost art of conversation, Simunye presenters, Christmas stories, lesbians, and the infamous “The Day I Bought My Fridge”. Plus, as a special bonus, for the first time: The origin of Porky Withers and the true location of the Chalk ’n Cue.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781770223103
Publisher:	Penguin Random House South Africa
Publication date:	03/23/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	272
File size:	468 KB

About the Author

Darrel Bristow-Bovey is a columnist, travel writer and screenwriter. He wrote the bestselling I moved your cheese in 2001, The naked bachelor in 2002 and a collection of columns, But I digress. His novel for young readers, SuperZero, was awarded the Sir Percy Fitzpatrick prize for fiction, and he was a finalist for the Caine prize for African writing in 2006. He has written three feature films and head-written four drama series and one sitcom for SABC television, winning two SAFTA awards for screenwriting, and is a key creative for Rhythm City, a soap opera on E-TV. Nearly four million people a day watch Rhythm City, and he has yet to meet a single one of them. He currently writes columns for The Times and for the Random House Struik website.