About the Author

Mark Mathabane is a bestselling author and lecturer. He is also the author of Miriam's Song and Kaffir Boy in America. He lives in North Carolina.

Reviews

"Like Claude Brown's Manchild in the Promised Land...In every way as important and as exciting." - The Washington Post "This searing autobiography draws readers into the turmoil, terror and sad stratagems for survival in a black township." - Foreign Affairs "Powerful, intense, inspiring." - Publishers Weekly "A rare look inside the festering adobe shanties of Alexandra. Rare because it comes from the heart of a passionate young African who grew up there." - Chicago Tribune "Compelling, chilling, authentic...an emotionally charged explanation." - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel"