Southern Africa
South Africa
Post-colonial
English
Autobiography
Mphahlele's autobiography of growing up in the Marabastad township in Pretoria, navigating apartheid's violence and humiliations, and his journey to becoming a writer and exile.
Literary Significance
One of the defining works of South African autobiography; Mphahlele was one of the architects of the African humanism movement
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editorial-summarynot primary textMphahlele's autobiography of growing up in the Marabastad township in Pretoria, navigating apartheid's violence and humiliations, and his journey to becoming a writer and exile. One of the defining works of South African autobiography; Mphahlele was one of the architects of the African humanism movement
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