Troy Blacklaws: 4 books

Two characters navigate the post-apartheid South African landscape in this haunting story of the injustice that still simmers below the country’s surface ** ** In Troy Blacklaws’s ambitious novel, the lives of two African men run parallel, exposing the tensions that rumble at South...

Troy Blacklaws’s follow-up to his internationally acclaimed Karoo Boy is the bittersweet tale of a South African boy coming of age during apartheid Gecko’s childhood is one of sheltered, almost magical innocence on a farm in Natal. He spends his days taking barefoot expeditions with his...

Troy Blacklaws’s acclaimed debut novel is the remarkable story of a boy coming of age in the wake of tragedy When his twin brother dies in a freak accident, Douglas’s life begins to unravel. His mother leaves his father, taking Douglas with her to live in the Karoo region, a harsh desert...

One boy’s journey to see his favorite soccer player in action becomes an uplifting song to the South African spirit ** ** A modern-day folktale set in the heart of South Africa, Bafana Bafana is the story of Pelé, an eleven-year-old village boy whose dream is to see his soccer team...