About the Book
Originally published by Lionel Abrahams� Renoster Books, Sounds of a Cowhide Drum quickly became a classic of South African literature. This new edition carries a simultaneous isiZulu translation of the poems, and a new foreword by Nadine Gordimer.
About the Author
Dr Mbuyiseni Oswald Mtshali has been the recipient of numerous awards, including the Southern Africa English Academy Poetry Award in 1971, the London Poetry International Award in 1973 and the South African Lifetime Achievement Literary Award (SALA) from the Department of Arts and Culture in 2007. He taught at the New York City College. Having worked in the United States fro many years, Mtshali returned to South Africa and now lives in Soweto.
