Belletristik : Südafrika (Republik) ; Biographie.
Mark Mathabane Bücher
18. Oktober 1960
Mark Mathabane ist Autor, Dozent und ehemaliger College-Tennisspieler. Mit seiner Autobiografie „Kaffir Boy“ berührte er Millionen von Menschen auf der ganzen Welt. Diese authentische Coming-of-Age-Geschichte aus dem Apartheid-Südafrika wurde in mehrere Sprachen übersetzt und wurde ein Bestseller. Mathabanes Werk hebt die Widerstandsfähigkeit des menschlichen Geistes angesichts der Unterdrückung hervor.
Mark Mathabane first came to prominence with the publication of Kaffir Boy, which became a New York Times bestseller. His story of growing up in South Africa was one of the most riveting accounts of life under apartheid. Mathabane's newest book, Miriam's Song, is the story of Mark's sister, who was left behind in South Africa. It is the gripping tale of a woman -- representative of an entire generation -- who came of age amid the violence and rebellion of the 1980s and finally saw the destruction of apartheid and the birth of a new, democratic South Africa. Mathabane writes in Miriam's voice based on stories she told him, but he has re-created her unforgettable experience as only someone who also lived through it could. The immediacy of the hardships that brother and sister endured -- from daily school beatings to overwhelming poverty -- is balanced by the beauty of their childhood observations and the true affection that they have for each other.
An interracial couple share how they were able to overcome their own prejudices and considerable social pressure to forge a healthy marriage and family, despite the odds. By the author of Kaffir Boy. Reprint. National ad/promo.