South African books

A few MORE good [South] African books… for children

inspire-ations, positive ideas for change, South Africa, thorts of other people

A few MORE good [South] African books… for children

What [South] African stories are your children reading?A while back i compiled a list of super amazing books for young children from suggestions made by a lot of my friends, with a specific focus on South African and African stories. While it may not be imperative that your children ONLY read books from this country and continent, i think you are definitely missing out if they are not reading any. And there are some REALLY [...]

By brettfish|2019-09-24T07:54:17+02:00September 19th, 2019|inspire-ations, positive ideas for change, South Africa, thorts of other people|0 Comments

My Traitor’s Heart: The fear we cause

pain and Hope, race vibes, South Africa, things to wrestle with, thorts of other people, what i am reading

My Traitor’s Heart: The fear we cause

'I began to understand something quite important about South Africa: My fear of blacks was obscuring my understanding of the fear blacks felt for my white skin.' [Rian Malan, My Traitor's Heart] i am almost finished reading 'My Traitor's Heart' by Rian Malan which was highly recommended to me. The tagline of the book is 'A South African exile returns to face his country, his tribe, and his conscience.' Hm, it's been an interesting book [...]

By brettfish|2017-07-13T13:23:48+02:00December 2nd, 2016|pain and Hope, race vibes, South Africa, things to wrestle with, thorts of other people, what i am reading|0 Comments