Every city has an unspoken side. Cape Town, between the picture postcard mountain and sea, has its own shadow a place of dislocation and uncertainty, dependence and desperation, destruction and survival, gangsters, pimps, pedophiles, hunger, hope, and moments of happiness. Living in this shadow is Azure, a thirteenyearold who makes his living on the streets, a black teenager sought out by white men, beholden to gang leaders but determined to create some measure of independence in this dangerous world. Thirteen Cents is an extraordinary and unsparing account of a coming of age in Cape Town. Reminiscent of some of the greatest child narrators in literature, Azures voice will stay with the reader long after this short novel is finished. Based on personal experiences, Thirteen Cents is Duikers debut novel, originally published in 2000. This first edition to be published outside South Africa includes an introduction by Shaun Viljoen and a special glossary of South African words and phrases from the text translated into English.

Binding: Paperback;228 pages; Publisher: Univ of Chicago on behalf of Ohio Univ Press; Classification: FA; Weight: 362 g; Dimensions: 128 x 202 x 16

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