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Moffie

Author : André Carl van der Merwe
Publisher : Europa Editions
ISBN 13 : 1609459083
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (94 download)

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Download or read book Moffie written by André Carl van der Merwe and published by Europa Editions. This book was released on 2011-08-30 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A gay South African endures military conscription during the Angola Bush War in this autobiographical novel of persecution and hope— An “electrifying debut” (Shelf Awareness). Nicholas van der Swart always knew he was different, but to avoid the violent punishments that come with being gay in Apartheid South Africa, he has carefully kept his true self a secret. By the standards of his brutal father and the machismo culture of Afrikaners, “moffies” like him deserve nothing but scorn. Then, at nineteen years old, Nicholas is drafted into the South African army. He soon finds himself caught in a world entirely at odds with his identity, forced to fight for a cause he doesn’t believe in. Here, he will face the hatred and violence of his tormenters, but will also experience his first glimmers of love, and finally find the strength to survive. A long overdue account of Apartheid South Africa’s criminalization of homosexuality, André Carl van der Merwe’s acclaimed debut novel is the basis for the critically acclaimed film Moffie, directed by Oliver Hermanus.

Moffie The Plastic Bag

Author : Karen Van Leiden
Publisher : Nightingale Books
ISBN 13 : 9781838753771
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (537 download)

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Download or read book Moffie The Plastic Bag written by Karen Van Leiden and published by Nightingale Books. This book was released on 2021-07-22 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Moffie wants to fly. One day, a gust of wind blows him up into the air and takes him on an incredible, but dangerous journey, over land and sea. Where will Moffie end up next?

The High Moments

Author : Sara-Ella Ozbek
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1471187985
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (711 download)

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Download or read book The High Moments written by Sara-Ella Ozbek and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2020-05-28 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Don't miss NOTHING I WOULDN'T DO, the compelling, original and hilarious new novel from Sara-Ella Ozbek. 'Addictive, hilarious, bold' Emma Jane Unsworth, author of Adults ‘If you were a fan of Lena Dunham’s Girls then Sara-Ella Ozbek’s latest could be your new best friend’ heat 'A beautiful, messed-up mash-up of The Devil Wears Prada and Fleabag’ Sarra Manning author of The Rise and Fall of Becky Sharp * Scarlett is far from perfect. She changes herself to please others. She makes mistakes – over and over again. She repeatedly goes back to people that have hurt her. Scarlett has a tricky relationship with her mother and is desperate for people to like her. She moves to London without a plan, but when she manages to land a job at a modelling agency she thinks that her life is finally on track. Scarlett soon discovers that the fashion industry is far from what she had imagined and her life begins to spiral out of control. But at least people know who she is. She is starting to become someone. And surely it’s better to be someone – even if it’s someone you hate? With a vein of dark humour at its core, The High Moments offers an astute, often stark, look at the fashion industry and the challenges you can face as a woman in your twenties. Fans of Emma Jane Unsworth's Animals and shows like Girls will love this. Why readers love The High Moments . . . ‘I loved this sharp, beautifully written debut about finding out what really makes you happy. A fast-paced lesson in being careful what you wish for’ Daily Mail ? 'Very funny' Bella 'This crisp, funny debut novel offers a stark look at the modelling industry and the awkward situations frequently faced by twenty-something women . . . While there are moments of darkness, it'll also leave you feeling *seen*' Cosmopolitan ?‘'One of the most seductive and accomplished debuts I have ever read . . . I was obsessed with the insight into the murky world of modelling, and the way Sara-Ella explores the feelings of "other" that can consume so much of our twenties' Laura Jane Williams author of The Love Square 'Ozbek’s hugely entertaining debut is an enjoyable takedown of the fashion industry which also asks what does it take to be truly seen?' iNews 'Brilliantly highlights the insecurities of being a young woman and not feeling like you've “become” anything yet’ Emma Gannon 'Set in the seedy underbelly of the high octane world of fashion, modelling and Instagram influencers, Scarlett is the perfect heroine for our times. Essential reading for anyone relieved to be done with their twenties and a cautionary tale for those who are still living them!' Sarra Manning 'An exhilarating, edgy, roller coaster of a story from start to finish. The High Moments is a fascinating window into the bright lights - and underbelly - of the fashion industry' Helly Acton

Swap

Author : Sam Moffie
Publisher : The Organ Grinder & Monkey
ISBN 13 : 9780978606206
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (62 download)

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Download or read book Swap written by Sam Moffie and published by The Organ Grinder & Monkey. This book was released on 2007 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

No Mad

Author : Sam Moffie
Publisher : The Organ Grinder & Monkey
ISBN 13 : 9781439204610
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (46 download)

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Download or read book No Mad written by Sam Moffie and published by The Organ Grinder & Monkey. This book was released on 2009-02-24 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A very funny journey for a man under very trying circumstances.

Sounding the Cape

Author : Denis Martin
Publisher : African Minds
ISBN 13 : 1920489827
Total Pages : 471 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (24 download)

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Download or read book Sounding the Cape written by Denis Martin and published by African Minds. This book was released on 2013 with total page 471 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For several centuries Cape Town has accommodated a great variety of musical genres which have usually been associated with specific population groups living in and around the city. Musical styles and genres produced in Cape Town have therefore been assigned an "identity" which is first and foremost social. This volume tries to question the relationship established between musical styles and genres, and social - in this case pseudo-racial - identities. In Sounding the Cape, Denis-Constant Martin recomposes and examines through the theoretical prism of creolisation the history of music in Cape Town, deploying analytical tools borrowed from the most recent studies of identity configurations. He demonstrates that musical creation in the Mother City, and in South Africa, has always been nurtured by contacts, exchanges and innovations whatever the efforts made by racist powers to separate and divide people according to their origin. Musicians interviewed at the dawn of the 21st century confirm that mixture and blending characterise all Cape Town's musics. They also emphasise the importance of a rhythmic pattern particular to Cape Town, the ghoema beat, whose origins are obviously mixed. The study of music demonstrates that the history of Cape Town, and of South Africa as a whole, undeniably fostered creole societies. Yet, twenty years after the collapse of apartheid, these societies are still divided along lines that combine economic factors and "racial" categorisations. Martin concludes that, were music given a greater importance in educational and cultural policies, it could contribute to fighting these divisions and promote the notion of a nation that, in spite of the violence of racism and apartheid, has managed to invent a unique common culture.

Swap

Author :
Publisher : Bookhabit Ltd
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Swap written by and published by Bookhabit Ltd. This book was released on 2009 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Detectives Price and McKeon are called to the scene -- a husband and wife found slumped in their car, parked sideways on a busy downtown on-ramp, a bullet in each of their heads. That's what's in the papers, and that's all the public sees. Toronto the Good, with occasional specks of random badness. But behind that disposable headline, Toronto's shadow city sprawls outwards, a grasping and vicious economy of drugs, guns, sex, and gold bullion. And that shadow city feels just like home for Get -- a Detroit boy, project-raised, ex-army, Iraq and Afghanistan, only signed up for the business opportunities, plenty of them over there. Now he's back, and he's been sent up here by his family to sell guns to Toronto's fast-rising biker gangs, maybe even see about a partnership. The man Get needs to talk to is Nugs, leader of the Saints of Hell. Nugs is overseeing unprecedented progress, taking the club national, uniting bikers coast-to-coast (by force if necessary), pushing back against the Italians, and introducing a veneer of respectability. Beards trimmed to goatees, golf shirts instead of leather jackets, and SUVs replacing the bikes. And now the cops can't tell the difference between bikers and bankers. Detectives Price and McKeon? All they can do is watch and grimace and drink, and sweep up the detritus left in crime's wake -- dead hookers, cops corrupted and discarded, anyone else too slow and weak to keep up, or too stupid not to get out of the way. This is Toronto's shadow city, and you won't recognize it. "Canada's answer to Elmore Leonard is going places . . ." -- Toronto Star.

Choke Chain

Author : Jason Donald
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1409075397
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Choke Chain written by Jason Donald and published by Random House. This book was released on 2009-02-19 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'An exceptional debut' Independent Alex is twelve, and he lives with his younger brother and his parents in a dirt-poor white neighbourhood in 1980s South Africa. He and Kevin are trying to grow up, while their mother, Grace, is simply trying to keep them safe. Apart from the usual lessons of childhood, the boys are finding out about deceit, petty crime and casual violence, and the person that's teaching them is their father. A devious, self-centred, volatile man, Bruce Thorne sees the world as a battleground where the winner is the one who throws the first punch. Ruling the family through fear, it is only when he abandons them for a teenage lover that their problems really begin. Exposing the rotten, insidious patterns of fathering that most societies still ignore, Choke Chain shows two boys struggling to find steady ground in a disintegrating household. Watching quietly as their mother diminishes in the black light of her husband, they learn that not all adults are right and true - that some have evil bred, or beaten, into them. Opening with a thunderstorm and hail 'the size of apricots', this extraordinary first novel is a series of emotional storms and aftershocks, with any brightness on the horizon shadowed by gathering dark. Beautifully written and intensely moving, the novel builds to the drama of its conclusion: the turbulence turning to frenzy and clearing, finally, to some redemptive light.

The Unfamous Five

Author : Moonsamy, Nedine
Publisher : Modjaji Books
ISBN 13 : 1928215807
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (282 download)

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Download or read book The Unfamous Five written by Moonsamy, Nedine and published by Modjaji Books. This book was released on 2019-09-09 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seeking adventure during the school holidays, five teenagers from the Indian suburb of Lenasia accidentally witness a violent crime that has a lasting impact on their lives. Starting in June of 1993, the novel follows the Five through the next decade as they confront, both as individuals and as a group, questions of who they are, who they are allowed to be, and who they are expected to be in the New South Africa. They must query what role they will allow tradition, ancestry, sexuality, skin colour, love, money and culture to play in their lives as they attempt to forge new paths, sometimes stumbling along the way, but always willing to give one another a helping hand.

Respectable Mothers, Tough Men and Good Daughters

Author : Salo, Elaine R.
Publisher : Langaa RPCIG
ISBN 13 : 9956550264
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (565 download)

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Download or read book Respectable Mothers, Tough Men and Good Daughters written by Salo, Elaine R. and published by Langaa RPCIG. This book was released on 2018-08-08 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book examines how men and women in Manenberg township, on Cape Town’s inner periphery, manoeuvre to re-define themselves as gendered persons deserving of dignity, through the quotidian practices of ordentlikheid or respectability. Salo shows how reclamation of dignity is an intergenerational and gendered process that is messy and uneven, involves the expression of often-brutal physical and social exclusion of individuals through embodied and social violence. Theoretically, the narrative makes visible the careful, painstaking processes of place making and claiming dignity by men and women in a place represented as a wasteland in the dominant discourse of grand apartheid and in the contemporary neo-liberal turn in Cape Town.

Three Contributions to the Sexual Theory

Author : Sigmund Freud
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 122 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Three Contributions to the Sexual Theory written by Sigmund Freud and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Organ Grinder and the Monkey

Author : Sam Moffie
Publisher : The Organ Grinder & Monkey
ISBN 13 : 9781436327756
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (277 download)

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Download or read book The Organ Grinder and the Monkey written by Sam Moffie and published by The Organ Grinder & Monkey. This book was released on 2008-05 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seymour Petrillo, Constance Powers and Irving Hanhart. Three protagonists from vastly different backgrounds intimately share a very public secret. One therapist who impacts them all. From Steubenville, Ohio (Petrillo) to Boardman, Ohio (Powers), to Brookline, Massachusetts (Hanhart) - the three protagonist ́s imaginative and individual experiences are detailed. From humorous to outrageous to tragic, the reader is taken on a journey that finds its ending in New York City. The Organ Grinder and the Monkey is a highly original and complex novel. Sam Moffie ́s never ending imagination is once again hard at work. The Organ Grinder and the Monkey was just named a finalist in visionary fiction 2008 USA best book awards.

Black Heart

Author : Mike Nicol
Publisher : Penguin Random House South Africa
ISBN 13 : 1415202362
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (152 download)

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Download or read book Black Heart written by Mike Nicol and published by Penguin Random House South Africa. This book was released on 2011-04-08 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The third instalment in Nicol's Revenge Trilogy. Mace Bishop has become obsessed with tracking down Sheemina February who he believes contracted his wife’s murder when his and his business partner Pylon’s security company is contracted to provide security to a local arms systems designer – Magnus Oosthuizen – who has created weapons for South African navy frigates. Oosthuizen is tendering against alternative First World-designed weapons systems. But Oosthuizen’s life is threatened and Mace learns that the government’s arms buyers want to acquire the First World weapons system for the frigates to benefit from financial kickbacks. Enter the National Intelligence Agency that puts pressure on Mace and Pylon to steal the Oosthuizen weapons system. Gradually, Mace recognises the hidden hand of Sheemina February and realises that he is being manipulated.

Foreign Accent

Author : Alene Moyer
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107328276
Total Pages : 231 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (73 download)

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Download or read book Foreign Accent written by Alene Moyer and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-03-14 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To what extent do our accents determine the way we are perceived by others? Is a foreign accent inevitably associated with social stigma? Accent is a matter of great public interest given the impact of migration on national and global affairs, but until now, applied linguistics research has treated accent largely as a theoretical puzzle. In this fascinating account, Alene Moyer examines the social, psychological, educational and legal ramifications of sounding 'foreign'. She explores how accent operates contextually through analysis of issues such as: the neuro-cognitive constraints on phonological acquisition, individual factors that contribute to the 'intractability' of accent, foreign accent as a criterion for workplace discrimination, and the efficacy of instruction for improving pronunciation. This holistic treatment of second language accent is an essential resource for graduate students and researchers interested in applied linguistics, bilingualism and foreign language education.

You Can't Get Lost in Cape Town

Author : Zoë Wicomb
Publisher : Feminist Press at CUNY
ISBN 13 : 9781558612259
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (122 download)

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Download or read book You Can't Get Lost in Cape Town written by Zoë Wicomb and published by Feminist Press at CUNY. This book was released on 2000 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The South African novel of identity that "deserves a wide audience on a par with Nadine Gordimer."

Transgender Refugees and the Imagined South Africa

Author : B Camminga
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319926691
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (199 download)

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Download or read book Transgender Refugees and the Imagined South Africa written by B Camminga and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-11-01 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book tracks the conceptual journeying of the term ‘transgender’ from the Global North—where it originated—along with the physical embodied journeying of transgender asylum seekers from countries within Africa to South Africa and considers the interrelationships between the two. The term 'transgender' transforms as it travels, taking on meaning in relation to bodies, national homes, institutional frameworks and imaginaries. This study centres on the experiences and narratives of people that can be usefully termed 'gender refugees', gathered through a series of life story interviews. It is the argument of this book that the departures, border crossings, arrivals and perceptions of South Africa for gender refugees have been both enabled and constrained by the contested meanings and politics of this emergence of transgender. This book explores, through these narratives, the radical constitutional-legal possibilities for 'transgender' in South Africa, the dissonances between the possibilities of constitutional law, and the pervasive politics/logic of binary ‘sex/gender’ within South African society. In doing so, this book enriches the emergent field of Transgender Studies and challenges some of the current dominant theoretical and political perceptions of 'transgender'. It offers complex narratives from the African continent regarding sex, gender, sexuality and notions of home concerning particular geo-politically situated bodies.

Life Is an Excellent Adventure

Author : Jerry Funk
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1412008484
Total Pages : 474 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book Life Is an Excellent Adventure written by Jerry Funk and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story which asks the questions ... Can a young man from a small town in Montana find happiness ... As a sailor ... A teacher ... An alleged economist ... An intelligence officer ... An international trade unionist ... A White House Staffer ... A Wall Street Banker ... A political campaign manager ... An economic and political consultant ... An international diamond dealer ... A puzzled retiree? Can he ever find honest work? Can he learn how to hold on to a job? For the answers to these and other profound questions which may never have occurred to you ... Read on.