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 He has won the [[Amstel Award|Amstel Merit Award]] for ''[[We Shall Sing for the Fatherland]]'' (1978), The [[Amstel Playwright of the Year Award]]  for ''[[The Hill]]'' (1979), the [[Christina Crawford Award]]  (of the then [[American Theater Association]]) for ''[[The Road]]'' (1984), and the [[Olive Schreiner Prize]] (Drama) of the [[English Academy of South Africa]] for ''[[The Nun’s Romantic Story]]'' (1996).
-He is a Patron of the [[Market Theatre]], Johannesburg. In April 2014, the South African Government conferred the [[Order of Ikhamanga, in Bronze]], on Zanemvula Kizito Gatyeni “Zakes” Mda, for his excellent contribution in the field of literature that has put South African stories on the world stage.
+He is a Patron of the [[Market Theatre]], Johannesburg. In April 2014, the South African Government conferred the [[Order of Ikhamanga]] in Bronze, on Zanemvula Kizito Gatyeni “Zakes” Mda, for his excellent contribution in the field of literature that has put South African stories on the world stage.
 == Works by Zakes Mda ==

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−	He wrote his first play (''[[Dead End]]'') as a schoolboy in Lesotho. Other plays include ''[[You Fool, How Can the Sky Fall?]]'' (performed 1995), ''[[Dark Voices Ring]]'' (performed 1979, published 1979, 1981), ''[[We Shall Sing for the Fatherland]]'' (performed 1978, published 1981), ''[[The Hill]]'' (performed 1980, published 1981, 1990), ''[[The Road]]'' (1982), ''[[And the Girls in their Sunday Dresses]]'' (performed 1988, published 1993 in the collection ''[[And the Girls in their Sunday Dresses. Four Works]]''), ''[[The Dying Screams of the Moon]]'' (aka ''[[The Return]]'', 1994?), ''[[The Nun’s Romantic Story]]'' (performed 1995, also published 1996), ''[[Broken Dreams]]'' (a health education play developed with the cast in 1995, to tour townships).	+	He wrote his first play (''[[Dead End]]'') as a schoolboy in Lesotho. Other plays include ''[[You Fool, How Can the Sky Fall?]]'' (performed 1995), ''[[Dark Voices Ring]]'' (performed 1979, published 1979, 1981), ''[[We Shall Sing for the Fatherland]]'' (performed 1978, published 1979, 1981), ''[[The Hill]]'' (performed 1980, published 1981, 1990), ''[[The Road]]'' (1982), ''[[And the Girls in their Sunday Dresses]]'' (performed 1988, published 1993 in the collection ''[[And the Girls in their Sunday Dresses. Four Works]]''), ''[[The Dying Screams of the Moon]]'' (aka ''[[The Return]]'', 1994?), ''[[The Nun’s Romantic Story]]'' (performed 1995, also published 1996), ''[[Broken Dreams]]'' (a health education play developed with the cast in 1995, to tour townships).

	Some of his plays have been translated and performed in Russian, French and Spanish.		Some of his plays have been translated and performed in Russian, French and Spanish.

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 ''[[Sometimes there is a Void: Memoirs of an Outsider]]'' (2011)
-''[[The Sculptors of Mapungubwe]]'' (Kwela Books, 2013)
+''[[The Sculptors of Mapungubwe]]'' ([[Kwela Books]], 2013)
 == Sources ==

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 Mda has won a number of awards in South Africa, the USA and Italy, including the Amstel Playwright of the Year Award, the Commonwealth Writers Prize for Africa, the [[M-Net Prize]], the [[Sunday Times Literary Prize]], the Zora Neale Hurston/Richard Wright Legacy Award and the American Library Association Notable Book. His novel ''Cion'', set in southeast Ohio, was nominated for the NAACP Image Award. His memoir titled ''Sometimes there is a Void: Memoirs of an Outsider'' was published by [[Penguin Books]] in 2011 and Farrar Straus and Giroux in 2012 and was the New York Times Notable Book for 2012.
-He has won the [[Amstel Awards|Amstel Merit Award]] for ''[[We Shall Sing for the Fatherland]]'' (1978), The [[Amstel Playwright of the Year Award]]  for ''[[The Hill]]'' (1979), the [[Christina Crawford Award]]  (of the then [[American Theater Association]]) for ''[[The Road]]'' (1984), and the [[Olive Schreiner Prize]] (Drama) of the [[English Academy of South Africa]] for ''[[The Nun’s Romantic Story]]'' (1996).
+He has won the [[Amstel Award|Amstel Merit Award]] for ''[[We Shall Sing for the Fatherland]]'' (1978), The [[Amstel Playwright of the Year Award]]  for ''[[The Hill]]'' (1979), the [[Christina Crawford Award]]  (of the then [[American Theater Association]]) for ''[[The Road]]'' (1984), and the [[Olive Schreiner Prize]] (Drama) of the [[English Academy of South Africa]] for ''[[The Nun’s Romantic Story]]'' (1996).
 He is a Patron of the [[Market Theatre]], Johannesburg. In April 2014, the South African Government conferred the [[Order of Ikhamanga, in Bronze]], on Zanemvula Kizito Gatyeni “Zakes” Mda, for his excellent contribution in the field of literature that has put South African stories on the world stage.

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 Mda has won a number of awards in South Africa, the USA and Italy, including the Amstel Playwright of the Year Award, the Commonwealth Writers Prize for Africa, the [[M-Net Prize]], the [[Sunday Times Literary Prize]], the Zora Neale Hurston/Richard Wright Legacy Award and the American Library Association Notable Book. His novel ''Cion'', set in southeast Ohio, was nominated for the NAACP Image Award. His memoir titled ''Sometimes there is a Void: Memoirs of an Outsider'' was published by [[Penguin Books]] in 2011 and Farrar Straus and Giroux in 2012 and was the New York Times Notable Book for 2012.
-He has won the [[Amstel Merit Award]] for ''[[We Shall Sing for the Fatherland]]'' (1978), The [[Amstel Playwright of the Year Award]]  for ''[[The Hill]]'' (1979), the [[Christina Crawford Award]]  (of the then [[American Theater Association]]) for ''[[The Road]]'' (1984), and the [[Olive Schreiner Prize]] (Drama) of the [[English Academy of South Africa]] for ''[[The Nun’s Romantic Story]]'' (1996).
+He has won the [[Amstel Awards|Amstel Merit Award]] for ''[[We Shall Sing for the Fatherland]]'' (1978), The [[Amstel Playwright of the Year Award]]  for ''[[The Hill]]'' (1979), the [[Christina Crawford Award]]  (of the then [[American Theater Association]]) for ''[[The Road]]'' (1984), and the [[Olive Schreiner Prize]] (Drama) of the [[English Academy of South Africa]] for ''[[The Nun’s Romantic Story]]'' (1996).
 He is a Patron of the [[Market Theatre]], Johannesburg. In April 2014, the South African Government conferred the [[Order of Ikhamanga, in Bronze]], on Zanemvula Kizito Gatyeni “Zakes” Mda, for his excellent contribution in the field of literature that has put South African stories on the world stage.

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−	He wrote his first play (''[[Dead End]]'') as a schoolboy in Lesotho. Other plays include ''[[You Fool, How Can the Sky Fall?]]'' (performed 1995), ''[[Dark Voices Ring]]'' (performed 1979, published 1979, 1981), ''[[We Shall Sing for the Fatherland]]'' (performed 1978, published 1981), ''[[The Hill]]'' (performed 1980, published 1981, 1990), ''[[And the Girls in their Sunday Dresses]]'' (performed 1988, published 1993 in the collection ''[[And the Girls in their Sunday Dresses. Four Works]]''), ''[[The Dying Screams of the Moon]]'' (aka ''[[The Return]]'', 1994?), ''[[The Nun’s Romantic Story]]'' (performed 1995, also published 1996), ''[[Broken Dreams]]'' (a health education play developed with the cast in 1995, to tour townships).	+	He wrote his first play (''[[Dead End]]'') as a schoolboy in Lesotho. Other plays include ''[[You Fool, How Can the Sky Fall?]]'' (performed 1995), ''[[Dark Voices Ring]]'' (performed 1979, published 1979, 1981), ''[[We Shall Sing for the Fatherland]]'' (performed 1978, published 1981), ''[[The Hill]]'' (performed 1980, published 1981, 1990), ''[[The Road]]'' (1982), ''[[And the Girls in their Sunday Dresses]]'' (performed 1988, published 1993 in the collection ''[[And the Girls in their Sunday Dresses. Four Works]]''), ''[[The Dying Screams of the Moon]]'' (aka ''[[The Return]]'', 1994?), ''[[The Nun’s Romantic Story]]'' (performed 1995, also published 1996), ''[[Broken Dreams]]'' (a health education play developed with the cast in 1995, to tour townships).

	Some of his plays have been translated and performed in Russian, French and Spanish.		Some of his plays have been translated and performed in Russian, French and Spanish.

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−	He wrote his first play (''[[Dead End]]'') as a schoolboy in Lesotho. Other plays include ''[[You Fool, How Can the Sky Fall?]]'' (performed 1995), ''[[Dark Voices Ring]]'' (performed 1979, published 1979, 1981), ''[[We Shall Sing for the Fatherland]]'' (performed 1978, published 1981), ''[[The Hill]]'' (performed 1980, published 1981, 1990), ''[[And the Girls in their Sunday Dresses]]'' (performed 1988, published ~~1996~~ in the collection ''[[And the Girls in their Sunday Dresses. Four Works]]''), ''[[The Dying Screams of the Moon]]'' (aka ''[[The Return]]'', 1994?), ''[[The Nun’s Romantic Story]]'' (performed 1995, also published 1996), ''[[Broken Dreams]]'' (a health education play developed with the cast in 1995, to tour townships).	+	He wrote his first play (''[[Dead End]]'') as a schoolboy in Lesotho. Other plays include ''[[You Fool, How Can the Sky Fall?]]'' (performed 1995), ''[[Dark Voices Ring]]'' (performed 1979, published 1979, 1981), ''[[We Shall Sing for the Fatherland]]'' (performed 1978, published 1981), ''[[The Hill]]'' (performed 1980, published 1981, 1990), ''[[And the Girls in their Sunday Dresses]]'' (performed 1988, published 1993 in the collection ''[[And the Girls in their Sunday Dresses. Four Works]]''), ''[[The Dying Screams of the Moon]]'' (aka ''[[The Return]]'', 1994?), ''[[The Nun’s Romantic Story]]'' (performed 1995, also published 1996), ''[[Broken Dreams]]'' (a health education play developed with the cast in 1995, to tour townships).

	Some of his plays have been translated and performed in Russian, French and Spanish.		Some of his plays have been translated and performed in Russian, French and Spanish.

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 ''[[And the Girls in Their Sunday Dresses: Four Works]]'' (collection, 1993)
-''[[The Dying Screams of the Moon]]'' (working title ''[[The Return]]'', 1994?)
+''[[The Dying Screams of the Moon]]'' (working title ''[[The Return]]'', 1993)
 ''[[Ways of Dying]]'' (1995)

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 http://www.sahistory.org.za/people/zanemvula-kizito-mda
-Venu Naidoo . "Interview with Zakes Mda", [[CSSALL]], [[University of Durban-Westville]][https://www.casafrica.es/sites/default/files/person/53325/generic_files/interview_with_zakes_mda_0_0.pdf]
+[[Venu Naidoo]] . "Interview with Zakes Mda", [[CSSALL]], [[University of Durban-Westville]][https://www.casafrica.es/sites/default/files/person/53325/generic_files/interview_with_zakes_mda_0_0.pdf]
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