Todd Matshikiza: Quick Facts

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Born	1920 or 1921 • Komani • South Africa
Died	March 4, 1968 • Lusaka • Zambia

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South African writer

Es’kia Mphahlele

South African writer

Bloke Modisane

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Alan Paton

South African writer

Nadine Gordimer

South African author

William Plomer

South African writer

Mbongeni Ngema

South African playwright, composer, choreographer, and director

Uys Krige

South African dramatist

Alex La Guma

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Herman Charles Bosman

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Richard Rive

South African author

Jack Cope

South African writer

Dan Jacobson

South African-born novelist and short-story writer

Bessie Emery Head

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Lewis Nkosi

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Stuart Cloete

South African writer

James Joyce

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James McBride

American author and musician

Wyndham Lewis

British artist and writer

Tom Stoppard

Czech-born British playwright and screenwriter