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Cynthia Jele

Nozizwe Cynthia Jele is a South African novelist. Her debut novel, Happiness is a Four-Letter Word won the 2011 Commonwealth Writers Prize in the Best First Book category (Africa region) and the 2011 M-Net Literary Award in the Film category. Nozizwe also writes short stories.

Nozizwe Cynthia Jele is a South African novelist. Her debut novel, Happiness is a Four-Letter Word won the 2011 Commonwealth Writers Prize in the Best First Book category (Africa region) and the 2011 M-Net Literary Award in the Film category. Nozizwe also writes short stories.

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