Miriam's song : (Record no. 3727)
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| fixed length control field | 02206nam a2200205 a 4500 |
| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER | |
| control field | ASIN0684833034 |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20110105105316.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 110105s2000 xxu eng d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 0684833034 (hardcover) |
| Terms of availability | $25.00 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780684833033 (hardcover) |
| 082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 968.753 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Mathabane, Mark. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Miriam's song : |
| Remainder of title | a memoir / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Mark Mathabane. |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 1st Printing ed. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | [S.l.] : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | Simon & Schuster, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 2000. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 320 p. ; |
| Dimensions | 24 cm. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Deckle Edge. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | The powerful memoir of a young black woman coming of age in South Africa amid the violence of apartheid, beautifully written by her brother, the bestselling author of Kaffir Boy. Mark Mathabane first came to prominence with the publication of Kaffir Boy, which became a New York Times bestseller. His story of growing up in South Africa was one of the most riveting accounts of life under apartheid. Mathabane's newest book, Miriam's Song, is the story of Mark's sister, who was left behind in South Africa. It is the gripping tale of a woman -- representative of an entire generation -- who came of age amid the violence and rebellion of the 1980s and finally saw the destruction of apartheid and the birth of a new and democratic South Africa. Mathabane writes in Miriam's voice, based on stories she told him, but he has re-created her unforgettable experience as only someone who also lived through it could. The immediacy of the hardships that brother and sister endured -- from daily school beatings to near-overwhelming poverty -- is balanced by the beauty of their childhood observations and the true affection that they have for each other. Miriam emerges as both an innocent child drawn into the war against apartheid and a strong woman forever changed by the struggles, brutality, and politics of the world around her; Mark emerges once more as a writer of extraordinary ability, sensitivity, and insight. Miriam's Song is memoir writing at its finest. With its courage, determination, resilience, hope, and faith, it is a truly inspirational story, spectacularly told. |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Materials specified | Amazon.com |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0684833034/chopaconline-20">http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0684833034/chopaconline-20</a> |
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