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Mark Mathabane
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born
in Alexandra, Gauteng, South Africa
October 18, 1960
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male
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Kaffir Boy: The True Story of a Black Youth's Coming of Age in Apartheid South Africa
— published 1986 — 22 editions |
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Kaffir Boy in America: An Encounter with Apartheid
— 3 editions |
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Miriam's Song: A Memoir
by Mark Mathabane, Miriam Mathabane — published 2000 — 5 editions |
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Love in Black and White: The Triumph of Love Over Predjudice and Taboo
— published 1992 — 3 editions |
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African Women: Three Generations
— published 1994 — 3 editions |
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Kaffir Boy: And Related Readings (Literature Connections)
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Ubuntu
— 2 editions |
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Selected From Kaffir Boy
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Kaffir Boy
— published 2012 |
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The Official Study Guide to Kaffir Boy
— published 2009 |
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“Voracious reading was like an anesthesia, numbing me to the harsh life around me.”
― Mark Mathabane, Kaffir Boy: The True Story of a Black Youth's Coming of Age in Apartheid South Africa
― Mark Mathabane, Kaffir Boy: The True Story of a Black Youth's Coming of Age in Apartheid South Africa
“I think my mother's and Granny's storytelling had had the same effect upon me when a child, as the reading of books: my mind was stimulated, my creativity encouraged.”
― Mark Mathabane, Kaffir Boy: The True Story of a Black Youth's Coming of Age in Apartheid South Africa
― Mark Mathabane, Kaffir Boy: The True Story of a Black Youth's Coming of Age in Apartheid South Africa
“Let us not rest until we are free to live in dignity in the land of our birth.”
― Mark Mathabane, Kaffir Boy: The True Story of a Black Youth's Coming of Age in Apartheid South Africa
― Mark Mathabane, Kaffir Boy: The True Story of a Black Youth's Coming of Age in Apartheid South Africa
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