Tim Couzens


Tim Couzens was a South African literary and social historian, and travel writer. 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.
Couzens authored 16 distinct works and was also involved in the publication of Nelson Mandela'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, co-edited with Essop PatelThe New African: A Study of the Life and Work of H.I.E. Dhlomo Tramp Royal: The True Story of Trader Horn
  • A new edition of Sol Plaatje's Mhudi with Murder at Morija: Faith, Mystery, and Tragedy on an African Mission
  • ''Battles of South Africa''

Awards