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<p>Apartheid. It's about suffering, about violence. Here are ten stories and autobiographical accounts, by southern African writers of various races. Some of the writers - Nadine Gordimer, Mark Mathabane, Doris Lessing - are well-known; all of them deserve to be. Their stories, individually and as a group, create a moving, sometimes shockingly vivid portrait of what it feels like to grow up in a land where racism is the law.A stunning group of [ten] stories and autobiographical accounts [by such authors as Doris Lessing and Nobel Laureate Nadine Gordimer] which vividly evoke what it means to come of age in South Africa under apartheid. Whether a portrayal of a major event in a character's life, or a simple recounting of the small details of everyday living, each story makes a powerful impact [and] will remain in the mind of the reader. This title should be in every YA collection. -V.</p><p>1988 Best Books for Young Adults (ALA)<br>1989 Books for the Teen Age (NY Public Library)</p> <p>A collection of ten short stories and autobiographical accounts by authors of various races expose the conditions of racism in South Africa.</p>

Author

selected by Hazel Rochman

Publisher

New York, N.Y.: Harper Keypoint

Published

1990

Language

EN

ISBN

9780064470636

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Children'S, Short Stories

Updated

2026-03-24