KAGEE, Ashraf - Khalil`s Journey - (Paperback)

Book in a very good condition but there is a newspaper cutting about the book stuck inside as well as a small gift note.    >>>    A charming story about a Muslim boy growing up in the Malay and Indian districts of Cape Town early in the 20th Century.  It follows the life of the boy, Khalil, after the death of first his father then his mother.  His subsequent childhood spent partly with his paternal family, then with his mother's Indian relations, is hard but largely uneventful.  He works in his Uncle's corner store after school.  He grows up unaware of the political unrest simmering below the surface of the country's prosperous face.  The lid cannot be kept on the boiling pot forever, and when Kahlil's son is a young man, the situation finally erupts; sweeping away all in its path.  His son is a political activist and goes into exile, his daughters, all married by this time, will suffer the effects of the turmoil in the country too.  Khalil's demise comes just prior to the birth of a new South Africa.  >>>  I found the story very interesting, it gives you a view of the country from the perspective of the Malay and Indian communities.  I learnt a great deal about their religion, their customs and their food preferences.   -   A fascinating read. Published by a local company.    * Africana * Apartheid * South Africa *