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South African writer
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Durban, eThekwini, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Awards
Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa
(2012)
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Biography
Sifiso Mzobe is a South African author. His debut novel Young Blood (2010) won a number of awards, including the 2012 Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa, and was also listed in the Sunday Independent′s Top Ten Books of 2010.
Mzobe was born and raised in the Durban township of Umlazi. He attended St Francis College in Mariannhill, then studied Journalism at Damelin Business Campus in Durban. He has worked for community newspapers and as a freelance journalist.
Awards and honours
- 2011 Herman Charles Bosman Prize, Young Blood
- 2011 The Sunday Times Fiction Prize, Young Blood
- 2011 South African Literary Award for a First-Time Published Author
- 2012 Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa, Young Blood
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