Postcards from Soweto by Mokone Molete

Postcards from Soweto - Mokone Molete (Jacana, 2007)
This is a down-to-earth collection of 25 short recollections of growing up in Soweto, told with affection and humour. Molete writes about his father, his friends, his teachers, the village idiot, jailbirds, pub crawlers, and endearing characters like Abuti Beef and Pick Six. It's an often violent upbringing, with beatings by parents and teachers commonplace. Molete says that 60 percent of the events are true. The remaining 40 percent make the stories very enjoyable.

Postcards from Soweto - Mokone Molete (Jacana, 2007)

This is a down-to-earth collection of 25 short recollections of growing up in Soweto, told with affection and humour. Molete writes about his father, his friends, his teachers, the village idiot, jailbirds, pub crawlers, and endearing characters like Abuti Beef and Pick Six. It's an often violent upbringing, with beatings by parents and teachers commonplace. Molete says that 60 percent of the events are true. The remaining 40 percent make the stories very enjoyable.