Out of BoundsPenguin Adult, 2001年6月7日 - 160 頁 A collection of short stories - four previously published and three new - linked by the theme of young people experiencing personal dilemmas. All are set in South Africa, first under apartheid and then after the first democratic elections. They cover the period from 1950 to 2000 and reflect the lives of a range of young people, black and white, living in what was for many years seen as the world's most openly racist society. |
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... felt no excitement . Everything about this birthday was now wrong . My fingers fumbled with the ribbon and paper ... felt much older . Too old for a child- ish outfit . And for the first time I felt I knew what Uncle Richard meant by the ...
... felt no excitement . Everything about this birthday was now wrong . My fingers fumbled with the ribbon and paper ... felt much older . Too old for a child- ish outfit . And for the first time I felt I knew what Uncle Richard meant by the ...
第 58 頁
... felt she knew . I turned back quickly to my drawing of moun- tains , trying to push away thoughts of Alice , Caroline , her mother and all the rest of them . I felt like scrunch- ing up my paper until I felt Janey's hand resting lightly ...
... felt she knew . I turned back quickly to my drawing of moun- tains , trying to push away thoughts of Alice , Caroline , her mother and all the rest of them . I felt like scrunch- ing up my paper until I felt Janey's hand resting lightly ...
第 92 頁
... felt confident , Papa would move very quietly , always alert against possible dan- ger . He could trust Papa's reactions despite his being unarmed . Now , however , Esi felt nervous . Williams was too much on edge . At a sudden movement ...
... felt confident , Papa would move very quietly , always alert against possible dan- ger . He could trust Papa's reactions despite his being unarmed . Now , however , Esi felt nervous . Williams was too much on edge . At a sudden movement ...
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African African National Congress Afrikaners apartheid asked baby began Beverley Naidoo birthday boy's bucket Caroline Caroline's Coloureds Daddy door Esi's Esther eyes face farm feel felt fence fingers friends front gate girl hand head heard Hendriks Hennie Hennie's father inside jail Janey Janey's Jo'burg Johannesburg Khulu knew Lily Lone Ranger looked Mackay Mackay's Mama Mapoteng Marika Meneer Venter Mevrou van Niekerk Mommy Mommy's morning mother Mozambique Nandi Nelson Mandela never Omar and Billy Oranje Primary Pa's Papa parents play playground poinsettia police pulled Rebecca road Rohan Rosa seemed seen shouted side smile Solani someone South Africa Soweto squatter camp stoep stood stopped talk teacher tell told took township Trigger-boy turned typewriter Uncle Max Uncle Richard Veronica voice waiting walked wall wanted watching Williams wire car worried young