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Somehow Tenderness Survives, Hazel Rochman
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- Erscheinungsdatum
- 1990
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- Titel
- Somehow Tenderness Survives
- Sprache
- Englisch
- Autor*innen
- Hazel Rochman
- Erscheinungsdatum
- 1990
- Einband
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 0006735061
- ISBN13
- 9780006735069
- Reihe
- Schlagwörter
- Belletristik, Historisches Thema, Wahre Geschichten, Young Adult, Soziale Gerechtigkeit, Südafrika
- Beschreibung
- Apartheid. It's about suffering, about violence. Here are ten stories and autobiographical accounts, by southern African writers of various races. Some of the writers -- Nadine Gordimer, Mark Mathabane, Doris Lessing -- are well-known; all of them deserve to be. Their stories, individually and as a group, create a moving, sometimes shockingly vivid portrait of what it feels like to grow up in a land where racism is the law."A stunning group of ten] stories and autobiographical accounts by such authors as Doris Lessing and Nobel Laureate Nadine Gordimer] which vividly evoke what it means to come of age in South Africa under apartheid. Whether a portrayal of a major event in a character's life, or a simple recounting of the small details of everyday living, each story makes a powerful impact and] will remain in the mind of the reader. This title should be in every YA collection." --V. 1988 Best Books for Young Adults (ALA) 1989 Books for the Teen Age (NY Public Library)