... But not for football! This incredible country will soon be under the spotlight. It's a good time to read South African authors and attend to the emergence of a new South Africa, many predicted a bleak future despite the election of 'Madiba', aka ( = Fax No. have ) Nelson Mandela, my beloved hero (see message of 24 June 09).
The books written by South African authors are often very painful, history of the country is chaotic since the colonization of Dutch farmers ('The Boer ' who speak Afrikaans), followed by that of English who take control of the country before the 'Afrikaners' ( descendants of Boer you follow?) R win the elections in 1948 and establish a political regime of the worst offenders ever invented, the 'apartheid ' (= separation in Afrikaans) that remain in force until 1990. Then the world is witnessing the release of a man who will become an absolute icon of 'New South Africa' ... You know the rest.
Before the end of apartheid, many South African writers have seen their books censored. I suggest you read one of them, published in 1985 (period of high tension in Africa South). It was written by a writer for young people, Beverley Naidoo. She was born in South Africa in 1943 in a white family and has been imprisoned 21 years for his anti-apartheid. She fled her homeland for England in 1965 and returned there in 1991.
'Journey to Jo'burg, Beverley Naidoo by (1985 - 89 pages)
Minimum level required: A2 + May suit a young player
(to determine your level of reading, see the pages of June 09 of this blog)
Do not hesitate a minute to offer (and to give young readers) this little book: it tells the story of two black children to find their way mother who works in Johannesburg. We discover the harsh reality of the incomprehensible laws Afrikaner regime through the eyes of two children who leave their hometown for the first time. Their long march
allows Beverley Naidoo denounce the flagrant injustice of the ultra-repressive political system which they suffer, which is probably the reason why this story inspired by real events was censored until 1991.
The narrative is followed by a dozen pages where Beverley Naidoo presents you need to know about South Africa in the second half of the twentieth century. It really is a reading that I recommend, you'll no doubt want to read this little book all around you.
NB: Beverley Naidoo aimed at young readers. Violence situations is mitigated by the candor of the main characters. She manages to denounce apartheid without us confront the unbearable cruelty of other authors will do the very heart of their writings. (To be continued ... )
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