Jerry M. (genealogist) reviewed Kaffir Boy: The True Story of a Black Youth's Coming of Age in Apartheid South Africa on + 13 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
This was a fantastic book about a young boy in South Africa rising above everyone, with the assistance of his own intelligence and tennis star Stan Smith's. He goes to America on a tennis scholarship and escaped the rat-infested alleys of Alexandra. It's an amazing story and very well written.
Lisa K. (booksister) - , reviewed Kaffir Boy: The True Story of a Black Youth's Coming of Age in Apartheid South Africa on + 11 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
I read this book in the mid 1980s while aparthied was in full force. At the time, the book was a banned book in SA. It is an amazing story told in the first person. A Must read for anyone planning a trip to South Africa, or if you want to truly understand what the day-to-day existence was like under full-blown apartheid.
Highly recommend
Highly recommend
PENNY F. reviewed Kaffir Boy: The True Story of a Black Youth's Coming of Age in Apartheid South Africa on + 3 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Really great story. Mark Mathabane paints a vivid picture of what growing up in apartheid South Africa was like. He makes the reader feel the almost endless pain, desperation and hope that he clings to by a stretched thread.
