{"product_id":"born-in-chains-clinton-chauke-9781868428762","title":"Born in Chains: The Diary of an angry 'Born-free'","description":"\u003cp\u003eJust like in the squatter camp in Atteridgeville, there was no electricity in our new home. But here it was very different: it was safe. Only years later I figured out why the crime rate was so low in our village: there was nothing to steal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in Chains is a fist-hand account of living in abject poverty in South Africa. Clinton Chauke was born in 1994 into a Vatsonga household and has faced all the challenges of growing up at the edges of society: first in rural Limpopo, then in a village bordering the Kruger National Park, and finally in a squatter camp near Pretoria.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNavigating a world of racism and tribalism and confronting urban life as a country 'bumpkin', the author depicts the lifelines and pitfalls of a young life: going to school, coming to terms with tradition, religion and politics, becoming a man and - ultimately - finding his identity as a young black person in South Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUncompromising, honest and witty, Chauke's memoir is a story of hope and perseverance and of succeeding against all the odds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Clinton Chauke\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1868428761\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781868428762\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Jonathan Ball Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/15\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 278\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.58d","brand":"Clinton Chauke","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44138656137471,"sku":"9781868428762","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e2c8a5b9-f30c-4114-ba6d-38c997d29c2d.jpg?v=1687900853","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/born-in-chains-clinton-chauke-9781868428762","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}