Kaffir Boy in America: An Encounter with Apartheid
Mark Mathabane. Collier Books, $10 (303pp) ISBN 978-0-02-034530-5
The absorbing sequel to the author's Kaffir Boy , one of the best books ever written about apartheid, this tells of Mathabane's life in the U.S. since he arrived here at age 18 in 1978 on a tennis scholarship, describing his painful experiences at three colleges in one year and in American society generally. PW called it ``a wonderful, inspiring story.'' Photos. (Aug.)
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Reviewed on: 08/01/1990
Genre: Nonfiction
Hardcover - 303 pages - 978-0-684-19043-3