WHOSE LAETIE ARE YOU? MY SOWETAN BOYHOOD - CHIMELOANE, IN SOUTH AFRICA

Softcover. English. Kwela Books. 2001. ISBN: 9780795701238. 136pp. Good condition in softcover. Boyhood in 'seventies Soweto, innocence and light-hearted charm, and many insights into growing up in a South African township at a time when family was more important than politics. On being met in the street or at school, the inevitable question was: "Whose laetie - brother - are you?" Chimeloane describes growing up in a loving family, and with the affection and support of his best friend Levi. More sinister experiences had to be endured: dodging stones and avoiding "enemies" when you had to cross territories, running the gauntlet of dogs, bullies and thugs. And inexorably, the 1976 uprising also left its mark Book No: 2501839