“Writers obviously have to bear witness to the harsh face of the age.”
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My Botswana books are positive, and I've never really sought to deny that. They are positive. They present a very positive picture of the country. And I think that that is perfectly defensible given that there is so much written about Africa which is entirely negative.
It's through the small things that we develop our moral imagination, so that we can understand the sufferings of others.
Manners are the basic building blocks of civil society.
I think people in Botswana are pleased that my books paint a positive picture of their lives and portray the country as being very special. They've made a great success of their country, and the people are fed up with the constant reporting of only the problems and poverty of the continent. They welcome something which puts the positive side.
