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Childish Things Book

Set in an all-white Transvaal boarding school in apartheid South Africa, Childish Things recalls the antiquated fantasy lived by most Dutch Afrikaners in the 1970s. Mart and Dalena are roommates on the verge of womanhood. Simon, Mart's brother, and Pierre are friends with vastly different political beliefs that become apparent as they prepare for military service at the border of South-West Africa and Angola. As the illusions of the Afrikaner way of life begin to disintegrate, the four struggle with the prospects of imminent adulthood, while coming to grips with the impending upheaval of their blissfully ignorant existence. Read More

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  • Product Description

    Mart looks back from London to her 17th year in 1970's South Africa. It's not easy being a teenager, particularly when you have to wear flares and platform shoes. But in a land surrounded by revolution there is more to grapple with than shoes and spots. There is politics, and tragically, death.

  • 0140255575
  • 9780140255577
  • Marita van der Vyver
  • 25 June 1998
  • Penguin Books Ltd
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 336
  • New edition
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