I Write What I Like
by Steve Biko
Taste attributes: biographydocumentarypoliticalhistoricalslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearemotive & stirringsocial commentaryunderdog triumphshuman spirit/resilience/survival
Boxlist takeExpect a realistic, heavy biography, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like depth over escapism.
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Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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About This Book
Steve Biko was one of the foremost figures in South Africa's struggle for liberation from the Apartheid regime. Murdered by the police when he was only 30, he had already established himself as a leader through his work as a political activist and his writings on Black Consciousness. I Write What I Like was first published in 1978 shortly after his brutal murder in detention.
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- Author
- Steve Biko
- Published
- 1978
- Pages
- 216
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