About this book

Set amidst the sprawling Johannesburg township of Soweto, where survival is the primary objective, this novel traces six days in the life of a ruthless young gang leader. Confronted with memories of his own painful childhood, this angry young man begins to rediscover his own humanity, dignity and capacity to love.

Subjects

  • criminals
  • criminals, fiction
  • fiction
  • fiction, general
  • infants
  • literature
  • south africa, fiction