Kaffir Boy
by Mark Mathabane
Taste attributes: biographydocumentaryhistoricalslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticlineargrittyenclosedemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancesocial commentary
Boxlist takeRealistic and emotional: a serious biography, slow-burning rather than fast. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
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Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
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4.4 / 5
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About This Book
A Black writer describes his childhood in South Africa under apartheid and recounts how Arthur Ashe and Stan Smith helped him leave for America on a tennis scholarship.
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- Author
- Mark Mathabane
- Published
- 1986
- Pages
- 354
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- Open Library
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