Tim Couzens

Tim Couzens (1944–2016) was a South African literary and social historian, and travel writer.[1] He was educated at Durban High School, Rhodes University, and the University of the Witwatersrand. He won a number of awards for his works, and was employed in the Graduate School for Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.[2]

Tim Couzens
Born(1944-02-13)13 February 1944
Durban, South Africa
Died26 October 2016(2016-10-26) (aged 72)
OccupationWriter, literary and social historian
LanguageEnglish
NationalitySouth African
EducationDurban High School
Alma mater

Couzens authored 16 distinct works[3] and was also involved in the publication of Nelson Mandela's "Conversations With Myself".[4]

In mid October 2016 Couzens suffered a severe head injury from a fall causing a brain haemorrhage. He fell into a coma and then died on October 26.[5]

Publications
  • The Return of the Amasi Bird: Black South African Poetry 1891-1981 (Ravan Press, 1982), co-edited with Essop Patel[2][6]
  • The New African: A Study of the Life and Work of H.I.E. Dhlomo (Ravan Press, 1985)
  • Tramp Royal: The True Story of Trader Horn (Wits University Press, 1992)
  • A new edition of Sol Plaatje's Mhudi with (Francolin Publishers, 1996)
  • Murder at Morija: Faith, Mystery, and Tragedy on an African Mission (University of Virginia Press, 2003)
  • Battles of South Africa (David Philip, 2004)

Awards
  • 1993 Alan Paton Award (Tramp Royal)
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References
  1. "RIP Tim Couzens (1944-2016)". Books Live Sunday Time. Sunday Time. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  2. "About Tim Couzens". Random Struik. Archived from the original on 25 March 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  3. "Books by Tim Couzens (Author of Tramp Royal)". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2016-10-28.
  4. "Respected author Tim Couzens dies". News24. Retrieved 2016-10-28.
  5. Entry at Durban High School Class of 1961 tribute page. Retrieved 2018-06-14.
  6. Grant-Marshall, Sue (28 October 2014). "AUTHOR INTERVIEW: Pity of the Great War". Business Day Live. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
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