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Third world child - Born White, Zulu bred (Paperback)
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Third world child - Born White, Zulu bred (Paperback)
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In many ways GG Alcock’s story mirrors that of many of his people,
the journey of a tribal society learning to embrace the first
world. He does not shy away from the violence and death that
coloured his childhood years surrounded by savage faction fighting,
nor how they affected his adult life. His story is one of
heartbreak and tragedy and, paradoxically, of vibrant hope and
compassion. A restless energy and sardonic humour permeate his
writing, which is compelling in its honesty and spontaneity. His
parents, Creina and Neil, were humanitarians who gave up
comfortable lives to move to rural Zululand. In a place called
Msinga, a dry rock-strewn wilderness and one of the most violent
places in Africa, they lived and worked among the Mchunu and
Mthembu tribes, fighting for the rights of people displaced by the
apartheid government’s policy of ‘forced removals’. They also
fought against the corruption of police and government officials,
as well as local farmers, which did not sit well with their white
fellow citizens. When GG was fourteen his father was assassinated
by rival tribesmen. GG’s early life in rural Zululand in the 1970s
and 80s can only be described as unique. He and his brother Khonya,
both initially home-schooled by their mother, grew up as Zulu kids,
herding goats and playing with the children of their neighbours,
learning to speak fluent Zulu, learning to become Zulu men under
the guidance of Zulu elders, and learning the customs and history
of their adopted tribes. Armed with their father’s only legacy –
the skills to survive in Africa – both young men were ultimately
forced to move into the ‘white’ world which was largely unknown to
them.
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