Lewis Nkosi

Lewis Nkosi was a South African writer, essayist, critic, and journalist whose work examined apartheid, race, and African literary culture. He began at Ilanga lase Natal and Drum before leaving South Africa on a Harvard Nieman Fellowship, beginning a lengthy period of exile. His major works include the essay collection Home and Exile, the novel Mating Birds, and the plays The Rhythm of Violence and Malcolm; he later received South Africa’s Order of Ikhamanga.