“Glen Retief's Jack Bank is a transgressive, harrowing and illuminating work of literary art. In a language marked by a brutal childhood in the last years of the apartheid regime, and with uncommon wisdom, Retief's epiphanic narrative draws us into regions of cultural importance beyond the scope of traditional memoir/5(19). Winner of a prestigious Lambda Literary Award in "Gay Memoir and Biography". THE JACK BANK was chosen by Africa Book Club as one of the best books of To book Glen as a visiting speaker, email Glen. Watch Glen on PBS: Watch the full episode. See more Smart Talk. Glen Retief is a South African writer living in central Pennsylvania. The Jack Bank: A Memoir of a South African Childhood - Kindle edition by Retief, Glen. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Jack Bank: A Memoir of a South African Childhood/5(20).
main page. Memoir of George Shepard Boltwood Who Died at Amherst, Mass, J (Classic Reprint) Posted on by puho by puho. The Jack Bank: A Memoir of a South African Childhood. By Glen Retief. Abstract. A mesmerizing, powerful, and deeply moving memoir about one coming-of-age against a backdrop of a subcontinent in transition, Glen Retief's THE JACK BANK explores what it was like for a privileged white boy to grow up in a pitiless society. "Glen Retief's Jack Bank is a transgressive, harrowing and illuminating work of literary art. In a language marked by a brutal childhood in the last years of the apartheid regime, and with uncommon wisdom, Retief's epiphanic narrative draws us into regions of cultural importance beyond the scope of traditional memoir.
“Glen Retief's Jack Bank is a transgressive, harrowing and illuminating work of literary art. In a language marked by a brutal childhood in the last years of the apartheid regime, and with uncommon wisdom, Retief's epiphanic narrative draws us into regions of cultural importance beyond the scope of traditional memoir. Glen Retief will read from his new book– The Jack Bank, A memoir of a South African Childhood (St. Martins Press.) Retief grew up during Apartheid, and as a white privileged boy, he received training on how to maintain white domination for a racist regime. The Jack Bank: A Memoir of a South African Childhood - Kindle edition by Retief, Glen. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Jack Bank: A Memoir of a South African Childhood.
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