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PHOTOGRAPHY STUDENT DUMO XABA TO RELEASE HIS MUCH ANTICIPATED COURT DRAMA NOVEL
Pictured: A man of many talents, Dumo Xaba.
Durban University of Technology (DUT) Photography student, author and poet Dumo Xaba, is all set to release his much anticipated upcoming court drama novel.The release date and title of his novel will soon be announced on his website: dumoxaba.co.za and social media platforms.
The 22-year-old is currently enrolled for his Bachelor of Applied Arts Honours in Commercial Photography. His motivation for becoming an author was his love for
storytelling. He recently participated in the DUT Mini Book Fair organised by the DUT Library, which featured staff and student authors. Xaba got the opportunity to recite his poems and also give insight on his books.
From a young age, he has been fascinated by the allure of stories and how they are able to transport one into another world. The COVID-19 pandemic, which then led to lockdown in 2020, is what encouraged him to explore his writing skills further.
Xaba began writing poetry in February 2020, compiling his first poetry book, Poetic Type of Love, in May 2020, which was released in November of the same year. This collection was the reason he had started teaching himself how to make graphic illustrations. In October
2021, Dear Humanity was released, followed by Poetic Type of Love in February 2022. These were all leading up to The Legacy, a very personal anthology of Dumo’s poetry which some have called a “biography of sorts”.
The Durban-born lad shared his excitement on the sales of his books, not only in South Africa, but also abroad.
“I have published three books to date, one detective mystery novel, A Dubious Alliance, and two poetry anthologies, The Legacy, and Poetic Type of Love: Uthando Lwami. By the grace of God, they are
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