Mother to mother /
Sindiwe Magona.

Description

Main Author

Magona, Sindiwe.

Language(s)

English

Published

Boston : Beacon Press, 1999.

Edition

1st Beacon Press ed.

Subjects

Biehl, Amy > Biehl, Amy / Fiction.
Youth > Youth / South Africa > Youth / South Africa / Psychology > Youth / South Africa / Psychology / Fiction.
Apartheid > Apartheid / Social aspects > Apartheid / Social aspects / South Africa > Apartheid / Social aspects / South Africa / Fiction.
Elections > Elections / South Africa > Elections / South Africa / History > Elections / South Africa / History / 20th century > Elections / South Africa / History / 20th century / Fiction.
Americans > Americans / Crimes against > Americans / Crimes against / South Africa > Americans / Crimes against / South Africa / Fiction.
South Africa > South Africa / History > South Africa / History / 20th century > South Africa / History / 20th century / Fiction.

Summary

An American girl is murdered by blacks in 1993 South Africa while preparing them for democracy. The novel is in the form of a letter to the girl's mother, from the mother of one of the killers, describing the way apartheid brutalized her son. A first novel based on real events by a black South African writer.

Physical Description

vi, 210 p. ; 23 cm

ISBN

9780807009499
0807009482

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