The Calling of Katie Makanya

The Calling of Katie Makanya

A Memoir of South Africa

$35.00

Publication Date: 25th April 1997

The winner of South Africa's prestigious Sunday Times/Alan Paton prize, this moving, illuminating memoir chronicles the life of an extraordinary woman in South Africa who was born in 1873 in colonial... Read More
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The winner of South Africa's prestigious Sunday Times/Alan Paton prize, this moving, illuminating memoir chronicles the life of an extraordinary woman in South Africa who was born in 1873 in colonial... Read More
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The winner of South Africa's prestigious Sunday Times/Alan Paton prize, this moving, illuminating memoir chronicles the life of an extraordinary woman in South Africa who was born in 1873 in colonial South Africa and lived through the early years of apartheid to her death in 1955. The story of Katie Makanya opens a window to a side of South African life seldom recorded, examining South Africa's patriarchal culture, customs, community traditions, poverty and hardships. Spanning two centuries and set in South Africa's major cities and towns, this memoir encompasses epoch-making events from the Boer War to the World Wars to the transition from colonialism to apartheid.
Details
  • Price: $35.00
  • Pages: 272
  • Carton Quantity: 30
  • Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
  • Imprint: Trade Paper Press
  • Publication Date: 25th April 1997
  • Trim Size: 6.68 x 9.16 in
  • ISBN: 9780471178903
  • Format: Hardcover
  • BISACs:
    BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical
    BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women
Author Bio
MARGARET McCORD grew up in South Africa knowing Katie Makanya, who asked her to record this true story.
The winner of South Africa's prestigious Sunday Times/Alan Paton prize, this moving, illuminating memoir chronicles the life of an extraordinary woman in South Africa who was born in 1873 in colonial South Africa and lived through the early years of apartheid to her death in 1955. The story of Katie Makanya opens a window to a side of South African life seldom recorded, examining South Africa's patriarchal culture, customs, community traditions, poverty and hardships. Spanning two centuries and set in South Africa's major cities and towns, this memoir encompasses epoch-making events from the Boer War to the World Wars to the transition from colonialism to apartheid.
  • Price: $35.00
  • Pages: 272
  • Carton Quantity: 30
  • Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
  • Imprint: Trade Paper Press
  • Publication Date: 25th April 1997
  • Trim Size: 6.68 x 9.16 in
  • ISBN: 9780471178903
  • Format: Hardcover
  • BISACs:
    BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical
    BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women
MARGARET McCORD grew up in South Africa knowing Katie Makanya, who asked her to record this true story.