Tim Couzens (1944–2016) was a South African literary and social historian, and travel writer. He was educated at

Durban High School Durban High School (Better known as D.H.S) is a public English medium high school for boys situated in the suburb of Musgrave in Durban in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. DHS opened its doors in 1866 in two rooms and with seven ...

Rhodes University Rhodes University () is a public research university located in Makhanda (formerly Grahamstown) in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. It is one of four universities in the province. Established in 1904, Rhodes University is the prov ...

, and the

University of the Witwatersrand The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (), commonly known as Wits University or Wits, is a multi-campus Public university, public research university situated in the northern areas of central Johannesburg, South Africa. The universit ...

. 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 Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu language, Zulu and Xhosa language, Xhosa: eGoli ) (colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, Jo'burg or "The City of Gold") is the most populous city in South Africa. With 5,538,596 people in the City of Johannesburg alon ...

. Couzens authored 16 distinct works and was also involved in the publication of

Nelson Mandela Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela ( , ; born Rolihlahla Mandela; 18 July 1918 – 5 December 2013) was a South African Internal resistance to apartheid, anti-apartheid activist and politician who served as the first president of South Africa f ...

's "Conversations With Myself". 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.

Publications

* ''The Return of the Amasi Bird: Black South African Poetry 1891-1981'' (

Ravan Press Ravan Press, established in 1972 by Peter Ralph Randall, Danie van Zyl, and Beyers Naudé, was a South African anti-apartheid publishing house.

, 1982), co-edited with Essop Patel * ''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 Alfred Aloysius "Trader" Horn (born Alfred Aloysius Smith; 21 June 1861 – 26 June 1931) was an ivory trader in central Africa. His memoirs detailing his journeys, were transcribed and edited by the novelist Ethelreda Lewis and published in t ...

'' (Wits University Press, 1992) * A new edition of

Sol Plaatje Solomon Tshekisho Plaatje (9 October 1876 – 19 June 1932) was a South African intellectual, journalist, linguist, politician, translator and writer. Plaatje was a founding member and first General Secretary of the South African Native Natio ...

's ''

Mhudi ''Mhudi: An Epic of South African Native Life a Hundred Years Ago'' is a South African novel by Sol Plaatje, first published in 1930. The novel has been republished many times, including in the influential Heinemann African Writers Series. The ...

'' 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 The ''Sunday Times'' CNA Literary Awards are awarded annually to South African writers by the South African weekly newspaper the ''Sunday Times''. They comprise the ''Sunday Times'' CNA Literary Award for Non-fiction and the ''Sunday Times'' ...

(Tramp Royal)

References

1944 births 2016 deaths South African non-fiction writers White South African people Academic staff of the University of the Witwatersrand University of the Witwatersrand alumni Alumni of Durban High School Rhodes University alumni {{SouthAfrica-writer-stub