Chris Thurman on the Symbiosis of Ibo Island Lodge

Chris Thurman, author of Guy Butler: Reassessing a South African Literary Life, expounds the benefits of the Ibo Island Lodge. Not only is it great for tourists but it is an essential force in job-creation for the people of Ibo.

The old fort is full of intriguing sense data. Walking past one doorway, you hear the clang of metal beating metal and the murmur of voices; through another, you catch a glimpse of a man bringing a fire to life with the bellows of his lungs. The smoke mixes with the salty-stale smell of the ocean blowing in over the ramparts.

Outside, the sun that has flaked the paint on the walls beats down on your skin, and you seek shade under the canopy of the lone tree in the whitewashed courtyard.

• Complete article at Media Club South Africa

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• Guy Butler: Reassessing a South African Literary Life by Chris Thurman
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