Ways of dying

Zakes Mda

first published 1995 Oxford University Press Southern Africa, 2004 224 pages

Southern African fiction writing

Ways of Dying is a 1995 novel by South African novelist and playwright Zakes Mda. The text follows the wanderings and creative endeavors of Toloki, a self-employed professional mourner, as he traverses an unnamed South African city during the nation's transitional period.

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Ways of Dying edition · 2004 · Oxford University Press Southern Africa · 224 pages · 9780195717518
Ways of dying edition · 2002 · Picador USA · 212 pages
Ways of Dying edition · 2002 · Tandem Library · 9781417707140
Ways of Dying (Southern African Writing) edition · 1997 · Oxford University Press Southern Africa · 212 pages · 9780195714982
Ways of dying edition · 1995 · Oxford University Press · 199 pages

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