{"product_id":"thirteen-cents-paperback","title":"Thirteen Cents - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eK. Sello Duiker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery city has an unspoken side. Cape Town, between the picture postcard mountain and sea, has its own shadow: a place of dislocation and uncertainty, dependence and desperation, destruction and survival, gangsters, pimps, pedophiles, hunger, hope, and moments of happiness. Living in this shadow is Azure, a thirteen-year-old who makes his living on the streets, a black teenager sought out by white men, beholden to gang leaders but determined to create some measure of independence in this dangerous world. \u003ci\u003eThirteen Cents\u003c\/i\u003e is an extraordinary and unsparing account of a coming of age in Cape Town.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReminiscent of some of the greatest child narrators in literature, Azure's voice will stay with the reader long after this short novel is finished. Based on personal experiences, \u003ci\u003eThirteen Cents\u003c\/i\u003e is Duiker's debut novel, originally published in 2000.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis first edition to be published outside South Africa includes an introduction by Shaun Viljoen and a special glossary of South African words and phrases from the text translated into English.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eK. Sello Duiker\u003c\/b\u003e was born and raised in Soweto, South Africa, and went on to study journalism at Rhodes University before moving to Cape Town. His varied experiences while living there form the basis of \u003ci\u003eThirteen Cents.\u003c\/i\u003e He also wrote two other novels, \u003ci\u003eThe Quiet Violence of Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e (2001) and \u003ci\u003eThe Hidden Star\u003c\/i\u003e (published posthumously in 2006). Duiker was widely considered one of South Africa's most promising young novelists before his untimely death in 2005 at the age of thirty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.7 x 5.09 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 15, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47450096042162,"sku":"9780821420362","price":35.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/e2a1534d19027894b0a42d3350827d09.webp?v=1778780118","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/thirteen-cents-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}