Review of Kobus Moolman’s: The Swimming Lesson and Other Stories

Abstract

Kobus Moolman’s The Swimming Lesson and Other Stories, was launched at the Book Lounge in Cape Town on 13 June 2017. Moolman is an accomplished poetry and prose writer, with his 2015 collection, A Book of Rooms, winning the 2015 Glenna Luschei Prize for African Poetry. In 2016, he joined the staff of the English Department at UWC and works with students enrolled in the Creative Writing Master’s programme. I greatly enjoyed A Book of Rooms and so I was delighted to have the opportunity to review The Swimming Lesson and Other Stories.