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词条 Tim Couzens
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  1. Publications

  2. Awards

  3. References

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| birth_place = Durban, South Africa
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| occupation = Writer, literary and social historian
| language = English
| nationality = South African
| education = Durban High School
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  • Rhodes University
  • University of the Witwatersrand}}

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}}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]

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)

References

1. ^{{cite web|title=RIP Tim Couzens (1944-2016)|url=http://bookslive.co.za/blog/2016/10/27/rip-tim-couzens-1944-2016/|website=Books Live Sunday Time|publisher=Sunday Time|accessdate=27 October 2016}}
2. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.randomstruik.co.za/about-the-author.php?authorID=4878 | title=About Tim Couzens | publisher=Random Struik | accessdate=12 August 2015 | deadurl=yes | archiveurl=https://archive.is/20140325181425/http://www.randomstruik.co.za/about-the-author.php?authorID=4878 | archivedate=25 March 2014 | df= }}
3. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/190513.Tim_Couzens|title=Books by Tim Couzens (Author of Tramp Royal)|website=www.goodreads.com|access-date=2016-10-28}}
4. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/respected-author-tim-couzens-dies-20161027|title=Respected author Tim Couzens dies|newspaper=News24|access-date=2016-10-28}}
5. ^  Entry at Durban High School Class of 1961 tribute page. Retrieved 2018-06-14.
6. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.bdlive.co.za/life/books/2014/10/28/author-interview-pity-of-the-great-war | title=AUTHOR INTERVIEW: Pity of the Great War | publisher=Business Day Live | date=28 October 2014 | accessdate=12 August 2015 | author=Grant-Marshall, Sue}}
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7 : 1944 births|2016 deaths|South African non-fiction writers|White South African people|University of the Witwatersrand academics|University of the Witwatersrand alumni|Rhodes University alumni

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