Boyhood: scenes from provincial life
Biography, Literature biography
Human-narrated audio
Summary
Portrays the author's childhood in 1940s and 1950s South Africa from a third-person perspective. He describes his feeling of being different from his classmates, and he grimly recalls his teachers' canings, his parents' arguments, and his own actions that injured… his brother. Among his few joyful memories are riding his bicycle and visiting his grandparents' farm. c1997.