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Zakes Mda
South African novelist, poet and playwright (born 1948)
Zanemvula Kizito Gatyeni "Zakes" MdaOIS () (born 1948) is a South African novelist, poet and playwright.
He has won major South African and British literary awards for his novels and plays.
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He is the son of politician A. P. Mda.
Early life and education
Zanemvula Mda was born in Herschel, South Africa, in 1948.[1] and completed the Cambridge Overseas Certificate at Peka High School, Lesotho, in 1969.
He pursued his BFA (Visual Arts and Literature) at the International Academy of Arts and Literature, Zurich, Switzerland, in 1976. He completed a MFA (Theater) and a MA (Mass Communication and Media) in 1984 at Ohio University, United States.
He completed his PhD at the University of Cape Town, South Africa, in 1989.
Career
When he started publishing his work, he adopted the pen name of Zakes Mda. In addition to writing novels and plays, he taught English and creative writing in South Africa and