Kaffir Boy : The True Story of a Black Youth's Coming of Age in Apartheid South Africa
By Mark MathabaneThe classic story of life in Apartheid South Africa. Mark Mathabane was weaned on devastating poverty and schooled in the cruel streets of South Africa's most desperate ghetto, where bloody gang wars and midnight police raids were his rites of passage. Like every other child born in the hopelessness of apartheid, he learned to measure his life in days, not years. Yet Mark Mathabane, armed only with the courage of his family and a hard-won education, raised himself up from the squalor and humiliation to win a scholarship to an American university. This extraordinary memoir of life under apartheid is a triumph of the human spirit over hatred and unspeakable degradation. For Mark Mathabane did what no physically and psychologically battered Kaffir from the rat-infested alleys of Alexandra was supposed to do -- he escaped to tell about it.
show more
Book details
- Paperback
- 368 pages
- English
- 0684848287
- 9780684848280
About Mark Mathabane
mark mathabane was Read More about Mark Mathabane
More Books By Mark Mathabane
People who bought this also bought
Mastering the Zone : The Art of Achieving Superhealth and Permanent Fat Loss
Used Book
Living the Truth : Transform Your Life Through the Power of Insight and Honesty
Used Book
Over the Influence : The Harm Reduction Guide for Managing Drugs and Alcohol
Used Book
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Mental Toughness (with bonus interview
New Book
Lives of the Presidents: Fame, Shame (and What the Neighbors Thought)
Used Book
Dialogue and Literature: Apostrophe, Auditors, and the Collapse of Romantic Discourse
Used Book
Pedestrian Safety Expert Gets Hit by Bus : Another Weird Year of Bizarre News Stories from Around the World
Used Book
The Jenn-air Cookbook: Recipes, Tips, and Techniques to Bring the Best in Convection Cooking
Used Book
Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything book by Joshua Foer
New Book