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Mark Mathabane


Born
in Alexandra, Gauteng, South Africa
October 18, 1960

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Biographies & Memoirs


Mark Mathabane (born Johannes Mathabane) is an author, lecturer, and former collegiate tennis player.

Dr. Mathabane touched the hearts of millions with his sensational autobiography "Kaffir Boy." Telling the true story of his coming of age under apartheid in South Africa, the book won a prestigious Christopher Award, rose to No. 3 on The New York Times best-sellers list and to No. 1 on the Washington Post best-sellers list, and was translated into several languages. ...more

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Average rating: 4.16 · 18,042 ratings · 1,016 reviews · 29 distinct works • Similar authors
Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography
4.18 avg rating — 16,484 ratings — published 1986 — 40 editions
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Kaffir Boy in America
3.83 avg rating — 676 ratings — published 1990 — 8 editions
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Miriam's Song: A Memoir
4.20 avg rating — 414 ratings — published 2000 — 14 editions
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Love in Black and White: Th...
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African Women: Three Genera...
4.33 avg rating — 141 ratings — published 1994 — 7 editions
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The Lessons of Ubuntu: How ...
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Ubuntu
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Selected from Kaffir Boy
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The Proud Liberal
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“Voracious reading was like an anesthesia, numbing me to the harsh life around me.”
― Mark Mathabane, Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography
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“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: An Autobiography
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“Let us not rest until we are free to live in dignity in the land of our birth.”
― Mark Mathabane, Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography
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