The Second Verse by Mazibuko, Mazibuko, New 9781960803214 Fast Free Shipping+-

Name: The Second Verse by Mazibuko, Mazibuko, New 9781960803214 Fast Free Shipping+-
Brand: Catalyst Books

Catalyst Books

The Second VerseAuthor(s): Onke Mazibuko\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Catalyst Books, United States\nImprint: Catalyst Books\nISBN-13: 9781960803214, 978-1960803214\nSynopsis\nBokangs life is falling apart as his family spirals into poverty and conflict over his father's gambling and alcohol addiction.\n\nBokang Damane is a talented outsider, a dreamer, at his prestigious school. His problems mount after writing an essay not even a controversial essay on racial or political issues. Just a short paper on suicide. Really? Talk about drama. Now life is just a slog of unsolvable problems. Problem #1: Not black enough for the black kids and too black for the white kids. Yep, thats what happens when you attend a pompous all boys school and live in the suburbs. Problem #2: Family finances are a joke they cant even afford Bokangs initiation as a Xhosa. How can he function without respect, respect that only a Xhosa man commands after the weeks-long initiation ordeal in the countryside? P.