Whose Laetie Are You? - My Sowetan Boyhood

Its release also coincides with the 25th anniversary of the Soweto Uprising, which is documented in one chapter of the book

About the author

Rrekgetsi Chimeloane was born in Diepkloof, Soweto, in 1964. After completing high school, he enrolled at a technikon, but his studies were disrupted by student unrest. He found employment in Sasolburg, where from 1986 to 1991 he stayed in a men's only hostel. This experience inspired The Hostel-Dwellers - a first-hand account, published in 1998. His first novel, To be like Siswe, was published in 1992. He currently lives in Soshanguve outside Pretoria.

Summary

This account of the author's boyhood in 1970s Soweto provides insights into growing up in a South African township at a time when family was still more important than politics. When encountered on the street, the inevitable question was "Whose laetie (brother) are you?"

Product details

• Authors: Rrekgetsi Chimeloane
• Publisher: Kwela Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.09.2001
• EAN: 9780795701238
• ISBN: 978-0-7957-0123-8
• No. of pages: 128
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies