I remember King Kong (the boxer) by Dennis Hirson

I remember King Kong (The boxer) - Denis Hirson (Jacana, 2004)
I remember King Kong (The boxer) - Denis Hirson (Jacana, 2004) If you grew up as a white person in South Africa in the 1950s, '60s and '70s, you'll delight in Denis Hirson's "I remember" reminiscences, captured in 130 pages of short statements like: "I remember Hush Puppies", "I remember Male Chauvinist Pigs", "I remember sardine tins with keys", "I remember the main fear: that a girl might fall pregnant", "I remember Thalidomide babies", and "I remember Engelbert Humperdink". The statements capture the naivete and innocence of a pre-internet, pre-Aids, and pre-high-tech age, and bring out mixed feelings: of nostalgia on the one hand, but also of the challenge of living in the 21st century, almost a different planet compared to life 50 years ago.

I remember King Kong (The boxer) - Denis Hirson (Jacana, 2004)

I remember King Kong (The boxer) - Denis Hirson (Jacana, 2004)

If you grew up as a white person in South Africa in the 1950s, '60s and '70s, you'll delight in Denis Hirson's "I remember" reminiscences, captured in 130 pages of short statements like: "I remember Hush Puppies", "I remember Male Chauvinist Pigs", "I remember sardine tins with keys", "I remember the main fear: that a girl might fall pregnant", "I remember Thalidomide babies", and "I remember Engelbert Humperdink". The statements capture the naivete and innocence of a pre-internet, pre-Aids, and pre-high-tech age, and bring out mixed feelings: of nostalgia on the one hand, but also of the challenge of living in the 21st century, almost a different planet compared to life 50 years ago.