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Books on the Bay 2024: Literary legends to make waves in Simon's Town at upcoming festival

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View of the shops in the main street of Simon's Town. (Getty Images)
View of the shops in the main street of Simon's Town. (Getty Images)

Why would a famously reclusive Nobel-winning author agree to fly halfway across the world to headline a book festival that didn't yet exist, in a seaside village best known for having a naval base and a penguin colony?

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