Verdict: carrot
Zakes Mda is one of a handful of South African dramatists to have sustained an international reputation. On top of this, his six novels have reaped plaudits for their narrative audacity and rich poetic resonance.
The central character of his Ways of Dying – Toloki, the professional mourner – has taken on the status of a folk hero, and reappears, in the latest novel, Cion.
Ways of Writing is by far the most substantial book yet to appear on Mda’s work.
The editors’ introduction begins enigmatically by classifying Mda as “an important African writer and significant South African writer”. The bulk of the 18 essays in the collection are on the novels: there are five on The Heart of Redness alone.
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Ways of Writing: Critical essays on Zakes Mda
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