Zakes Mda is one of the most talented writers still very much active till date. He has published several plays – though his novels are arguably more famous nowadays. Excellent works of fiction like He plays with the darkness, Heart of Redness, The Madonna of Excelsior, The Whale Caller, Cion, Black diamond, have all served to enhance his formidable reputation
His memoir, Sometimes there is a void (2011) has been published to critical acclaim.
Studies:
Interpreting redness : a literary biography of Zakes Mda by Dorothy
Winifred Steele
Zakes Mda : a profile by Dennis Schauffer
We shall sing for the fatherland by Zakes Mda : a study guide by Dawn
E Tucker
The place of beauty : reflections on Elaine Scarry and Zakes Mda by
Rita Barnard
Flying in the face of convention : "The heart of redness" as
rehabilitative of the South African pastoral literary tradition
through the frame of universal myth by Anthony Jacobs
A sceptical dramatist in the South African political context : a study
of Zakes Mda's use of symbolism and satire
Studies:
Ways of writing : critical
essays on Zakes Mda
Dance of life : the novels of Zakes Mda in post-apartheid South Africa
Dance of life : the novels of Zakes Mda in post-apartheid South Africa
Interpreting redness : a literary biography of Zakes Mda by Dorothy
Winifred Steele
Zakes Mda : a profile by Dennis Schauffer
We shall sing for the fatherland by Zakes Mda : a study guide by Dawn
E Tucker
The place of beauty : reflections on Elaine Scarry and Zakes Mda by
Rita Barnard
Flying in the face of convention : "The heart of redness" as
rehabilitative of the South African pastoral literary tradition
through the frame of universal myth by Anthony Jacobs
A sceptical dramatist in the South African political context : a study
of Zakes Mda's use of symbolism and satire
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