From "South Africa's most brilliant novelist" ("Seattle Times") comes a powerful and moving story of childhood and one writer's beginnings. "Boyhood's" young narrator grew up in a country town in South Africa, troubled by guilt and fears. His first encounters with literature, the awakenings of sexual desire, and a growing awareness of Apartheid left him with baffling questions; and only in his love of the "veld" could he find a sense of belonging.
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From "South Africa's most brilliant novelist" ("Seattle Times") comes a powerful and moving story of childhood and one writer's beginnings. "Boyhood's" young narrator grew up in a country town in South Africa, troubled by guilt and fears. His first encounters with literature, the awakenings of sexual desire, and a growing awareness of Apartheid left him with baffling questions; and only in his love of the "veld" could he find a sense of belonging.
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Fair. The item is very worn but continues to work perfectly. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing (age related spots and browning). May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.
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