Ways of Dying

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Ways of Dying
Author Zakes Mda
Country South Africa
Language English
Genre(s) Novel
Publisher Oxford University Press Southern Africa (South Africa) & Picador (United States)
Publication date 1995
Media type Print (Hardback & Paperback)
ISBN ISBN 0-19-571498-9

Ways of Dying is a novel by South African novelist and playwright Zakes Mda. The text follows the wanderings and creative endeavors of Toloki, a self-employed professional mourner, as he traverses an unnamed South African city during the nation's transitional period (1990 to 1994).