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is a novel that describes the journey of Ismet Nassin from India to South Africa and the love story between Ismet and
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literature, in that it deals with the issues of migration, historical concerns, loss of culture and nationality. His style is comedic and thoughtful. His later writing, such as the
Institute for Taxi Poetry, is set in
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of the 18th and 19th centuries including Adam Smith, Hazlitt, Hume, Edmund Burke, and Swift, and contemporary fiction. Coovadia is also known for his contribution to the controversial debate surrounding
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and centres on the adventures of Enver Eleven, a black time-traveler from
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As an academic at UCT, his research interests include: 18- and 19th-century
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and doctor. His mother is a dermatologist. He is a regular contributor to various newspapers, journals and magazines such as
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