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What is your earliest childhood memory?
Feeding pigeons on the balcony of our flat in Durban, where we lived briefly before moving to Gweru, Zimbabwe
What makes you happy?
Blue skies
What are you reading at the moment?
Black, White and Dead All Over (Knops. 2008) by John Darnton, a who-dunnit set in the offices of a New York newspaper
Why did you choose Dizzy Worms for your new title?
It conveys the confusion of Africa: what do you get when you shake up a can of worms?
Who would play you in the film of your life?
John Hurt
What is your guiltiest pleasure?
Writing when I should be relaxing
How do you relax?
With difficulty – stroking my cat helps
What is your favourite book?
The Soul of the White Ant by a South African scientist, Eugene Marais, 1946. A glorious insight into how the world works. Read my appreciation on opendemocracy.co.uk
What is the most important thing life has taught you?
Perspective
