Banned autobiography on apartheid republished 60 years later

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Bloke Modisane wrote a biting indictment of apartheid which was published in 1963 and banned shortly afterwards.

According to the publisher, Bloke Modisane, the writer, felt in exile in the country of his birth and left South Africa in 1959. This was shortly after the apartheid government bulldozed Sophiatown, the township in Johannesburg where he grew up.

According to the publisher, Modisane felt in exile in the country of his birth and left South Africa in 1959. This was shortly after the apartheid government bulldozed Sophiatown, the township in Johannesburg where he grew up. “Modisane delivers a gripping narrative detailing the relentless degradation and oppression endured by black South Africans on a daily basis. Through his sharp insights and thought-provoking commentary, he vividly portrays the reality of being black in apartheid-era South Africa. Furthermore, his evocative prose effectively transports readers back to the vibrant atmosphere of Sophiatown in its prime,” according to Jonathan Bell.

 

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