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Set amidst the sprawling Johannesburg township of Soweto, where survival is the primary objective, this novel traces six days in the life of a ruthless young gang leader. Confronted with memories of his own painful childhood, this angry young man begins to rediscover his own humanity, dignity and capacity to love.
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Editions
8 editions · 2 languages- Ebook · English · 2009Canongate Books · 9781847674760
- Other · English · 2006Canongate · 239 pages · 9781841955667
- Other · English · 2006Grove Press · 232 pages · 9780802142689
- Other · English · 1983Penguin (Non-Classics) · 160 pages · 9780140062724
- Other · English · 1980Rex Collings · 168 pages · 9780860361282
- Other · English · 1980Random House · 167 pages · 9780394513843
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