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(NO MORE THAT 4 BOOKS PER ORDER ALLOWED SO THAT PARCEL WEIGHS 2 kg. OR LESS) - Subtitled : One man's search for identity in the Cape underworld and prison gangs. - Book in a good condition but not quite as nice as the Google image shown here - 427 pg. - Gift message dated 2004 inside. >>> The number tells the story of reformed gangster, Magadien Wentzel, who was high up in the 28s, one of South Africas most notorious prison gangs. Steinberg spent 18 months with Wentzel, in and out of prison, and skillfully crafts the story of his shattered life into a whole narrative. - The story is fascinating as it gives insight into one of South Africas most militant and powerful bodies: the organised crime mafiosos of the Cape Flats. The prison gangs have a rich history and system. The author also explores the role that apartheid played in fostering gangs and destroying the identity of coloured people as a nation. - Steinberg writes the story in an excellent way- it is circular- bringing up facts and people and incidents in Wentzels life that crop up later in the book, but Steinberg also deals with his own guilt of writing and making money off a poor-mans story. The tropes of identity and redemption give this book a quality which sets it apart from ordinary non-fiction. - It ends hanging, and now when I step on the train and see a face of strangers, I wonder if one of them is Magadien, rebuilding his life out of the rubble of poor decisions and historical injustices.
