Where does Zakes Mda come from?

Herschel, Eastern CapeZakes Mda / Place of birthHerschel is a settlement in Joe Gqabi District Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
The village is situated 19 kilometres north of Lady Grey, due east of Aliwal North. Wikipedia

When was Zakes Mda born?

January 1, 1948 (age 74 years)Zakes Mda / Date of birth

Which province and country is Zakes Mda from born?

Zakes Mda was born in 1948 in Herschel, South Africa. His mother’s name was Rose, and his father’s name was Ashbey. His father was first a school teacher, then a lawyer, and later the founder and president of the African National Congress Youth League.

How old was Zakes Mda when he started writing?

Mda’s first short story Igqira lase Mvubase appeared in a youth magazine called Wamba, in 1963, when he was only 15 years old. He adopted the pen name Zakes Mda when he began writing.

What is Zakes Mda educational background?

Ohio UniversityZakes Mda / Education

What is Zakes Mda known for?

Zanemvula Kizito Gatyeni “Zakes” Mda was born in 1948 in Herschel in the Eastern Cape. He is a renowned novelist, poet and playwright. He has won major local and international literary awards for his novels and plays. Mda studied in South Africa, Lesotho and the United Kingdom (UK).

What kind of books does Zakes Mda write?

Books by Zakes Mda

• The Heart of Redness: A Novel. by Zakes Mda.
• Ways of Dying. by Zakes Mda.
• The Madonna of Excelsior. by Zakes Mda.
• The Whale Caller: A Novel. by Zakes Mda.
• Cion: A Novel. by Zakes Mda.
• Sometimes There Is a Void: Memoirs… by Zakes Mda.
• She Plays with the Darkness. by Zakes Mda.
• The Sculptors of Mapungubwe.

In which main class would you find Zakes Mda books?

In this main class, one of its divisions is the non-fiction novels wherein the historical novels belong to. Since the question stated for the historical novels and not poetry written by Zakes Mda, then it belongs in the class 000.