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Feeling an exile in the country of his birth, the talented journalist and leading black intellectual Bloke Modisane left South Africa in 1959. It was shortly after the apartheid government had bulldozed Sophiatown, the township of his childhood. His biting indictment of apartheid, Blame Me on History, was published in 1963 – and banned shortly afterwards.
Modisane offers a harrowing account of the degradation and oppression faced daily by black South Africans. His penetrating observations and insightful commentary paint a vivid picture of what it meant to be black in apartheid South Africa. At the same time, his evocative writing transports the
reader back to a time when Sophiatown still teemed with life.
This 60th-anniversary edition of Modisane’s autobiography serves as an example of passionate resistance to the scourge of racial discrimination in our country, and is a reminder not to forget our recent past.
Brazen Bloke is a spoilt little boy who's brought up in a good
family. Aged 16 he takes up with the wrong crowd and develops an
appetite for drugs. The small-time villain leads a wild life in the
rave scene for years on end, breaking the law at will, fearing
neither the filth nor a screwed up future. Aged 29 he pops Xanax
for the 1st time, an extremely addictive sedative. He manages for
several years not to become addicted to downers, but cos panic
attacks and other headaches strike, he takes 'em more and more.
Eventually, he becomes physically dependent on Xanax. He tries to
quit the drug in the loony bin, but laughing academies only drive
him insane. Grappling with suicidal thoughts he must ask himself,
'Will I live to tell the tale?' A World of Marvels is the
heart-wrenching true story of a hedonistic bloke, a journey through
madness and half a life gone wrong. Laced with irony, sarcasm and
gallows humour, this is a memoir that inspires laughter, shock and
much, much more.
Contained in this book are the lyrics to over 200 of the greatest
songs of the 80's. Contents are an easy layout containing the
Artist and their songs for easy searching. Grab a copy and I
guarantee it will bring back the memories.
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