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Mating Birds

Pierre Friquet’s film of the unveiling of Lewis Nkosi’s headstone. 26 May 2014.

Lewis Nkosi Headstone Unveiled

Litzi Lombardozzi and Astrid Starck-Adler

A commemorative headstone was unveiled by Astrid Starck-Adler, Lewis’ widow (right) at Lewis’ grave in Stellawood Cemetery in Durban on 26 April 2014. Litzi Lombardozzi read from the first chapter of Mating Birds, Lewis’ best known novel, set in Durban. The birds on the headstone, designed by Andries Botha, recall the birds of the title.

Andries Botha and the Lewis Nkosi headstone

The Lewis Nkosi Site

Welcome to the new Lewis Nkosi Site, providing updates on new publications and events related to Lewis Nkosi (1936-2010), South African writer, critic and journalist.