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Zakes Mda

Born: 1948 (age 77)
Bio: Zakes Mda, legally Zanemvula Kizito Gatyeni Mda, is a South African novelist, poet and playwright. He has won major South African and British literary awards for his novels and plays. He is currently a Patron of the Etisalat Prize for Literature.
Known for:
- Ways of Dying (1995)
- The heart of redness (2000)
- The Madonna of Excelsior (2002)
- The Whale Caller (2006)
- The Sculptors of Mapungubwe (2013)