Lewis Nkosi (born 1936) is known chiefly for his scholarly studies of contemporary African literature, and is the author of the novel Mating Birds (1986). Critics enthusiastically praised Nkosi's pros...
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"And ah, how I miss that angriest Angry Young Man, Lewis Nkosi!" Casey "Kid" Motsisi's poignant lament was written in the March 1963 issue of Drum following the departure from South Africa into exile ...
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Lewis Nkosi first became prominent as a journalist for Drum magazine in the 1950s, when he worked alongside writers such as Bloke Modisane, Can Themba, Nat Nakasa, Todd Matshikiza, Ezekiel (later Es'k...
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Lewis Nkosi
Lewis Nkosi