Zakes Mda | |
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| Born | Zanemvula Kizito Gatyeni Mda 1948 (age 75–76) Herschel, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
| Occupation | Novelist, poet and playwright |
| Alma mater | Ohio University University of Cape Town |
| Notable works | Ways of Dying (1995), The Heart of Redness (2000) |
| Notable awards | Commonwealth Writers' Prize Sunday Times Fiction Prize 2001 |
| Parents | A. P. Mda (father) |
Zanemvula Kizito Gatyeni "Zakes" Mda (/ˈzɛɪks mˈdɑː/) (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. He is the son of politician A. P. Mda.