New from Dye Hard Press: Aiyo! by Pravasan Pillay

ISBN: 978-0-6397-6267-8

A man orders a bunny chow from a deserted takeaway in Chatsworth late one night, and is told a morbid tale by the seductive owner. A woman wants to cut her long hair and encounters strange opposition. A Durban man travels to India to meet his beautiful bride-to-be, but soon discovers that her parents have other things in mind.

48 pages. This edition is limited to 100 numbered copies.

Pravasan Pillay has published two poetry chapbooks, Glumlazi (2009) and 30 Poems (2015), as well as a collection of co-written comedic short stories, Shaggy (2013). His acclaimed short story collection Chatsworth was published in 2018, and was translated into Swedish in 2020.

Price: R90, plus R100 for cost of courier to your door. 

For order details, contact Dye Hard Press at cummiskeyg@gmail.com.

 

 

Aiyo! The eagle has landed!

 

The presences make their presence known

 

The proof of Aiyo! has arrived!

 

The proof of Aiyo! has arrived and it looks excellent - the format and the cover reminds me so much of the old War Picture Library comics I used to buy and read as a kid. I am just giving it a good look, and if all is well, we will roll to final print tomorrow!

A man orders a bunny chow from a deserted takeaway in Chatsworth late one night, and is told a morbid tale by the seductive owner. A woman wants to cut her long hair and encounters strange opposition. A Durban man travels to India to meet his beautiful bride-to-be, but soon discovers that her parents have other things in mind.

48 pages. This edition is limited to 100 numbered copies.

ISBN: 978-0-6397-6267-8

Pravasan Pillay has published two poetry chapbooks, Glumlazi (2009) and 30 Poems (2015), as well as a collection of co-written comedic short stories, Shaggy (2013). His acclaimed short story collection Chatsworth was published in 2018, and was translated into Swedish in 2020.

Retail price: R90.

For order details, contact Dye Hard Press at cummiskeyg@gmail.com.