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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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‘This is the story of my world or, more accurately, the worlds in
which I live.’ GG Alcock’s 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. 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.
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