Skip to main content
PBS logo
 
 

Book Review of Kaffir Boy: The True Story of a Black Youth's Coming of Age in Apartheid South Africa

Kaffir Boy: The True Story of a Black Youth's Coming of Age in Apartheid South Africa
reviewed on + 13 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2


This was a fantastic book about a young boy in South Africa rising above everyone, with the assistance of his own intelligence and tennis star Stan Smith's. He goes to America on a tennis scholarship and escaped the rat-infested alleys of Alexandra. It's an amazing story and very well written.