Identificatie
Soort entiteit
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Geauthoriseerde naam
Nakasa, Nathaniel
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- Nat Nakasa
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Beschrijving
Bestaansperiode
12 May 1937 - 14 July 1965
Geschiedenis
Nathaniel Nakasa was a Johannesburg journalist, writer and the first editor of "The Classic" magazine of creative writing and art. He departed for the USA in 1963 on an exit permit, having been awarded the Nieman Fellowship to study at Harvard. Disillusioned, he committed suicide on the 14 July 1965, by jumping from the 7th floor of a friend's apartment in New York. His remains were repatriated to South Africa in August 2014, and he was buried in Heroes Acre Cenetry in Chesterville, Durban.