{"product_id":"down-second-avenue-paperback","title":"Down Second Avenue - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEs'kia Mphahlele\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNgugi Wa Thiong'o\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEs'kia Mphahlele's seminal memoir of life in apartheid South Africa--available for the first time in Penguin Classics \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNominated for the Nobel Prize in 1969, Es'kia Mphahlele is considered the Dean of African Letters and the father of black South African writing. \u003ci\u003eDown Second Avenue\u003c\/i\u003e is a landmark book that describes Mphahlele's experience growing up in segregated South Africa. Vivid, graceful, and unapologetic, it details a daily life of severe poverty and brutal police surveillance under the subjugation of an apartheid regime. Banned in South Africa after its original 1959 publication for its protest against apartheid, \u003ci\u003eDown Second Avenue\u003c\/i\u003e is a foundational work of literature that continues to inspire activists today. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than sixty-five years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,500 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEs'kia Mphahlele\u003c\/b\u003e (1919-2008) published two autobiographies, \u003ci\u003eDown Second Avenue\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAfrika My Music\u003c\/i\u003e, and three novels, \u003ci\u003eThe Wanderers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Chirundu\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFather Came Home\u003c\/i\u003e, in addition to short stories and nonfiction. His short story collection, \u003ci\u003eIn Corner B\u003c\/i\u003e, is available from Penguin Classics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNgugi wa Thiong'o\u003c\/b\u003e's writings have been translated into more than thirty languages. His novels \u003ci\u003ePetals of Blood\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e Weep Not, Child\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eA Grain of Wheat\u003c\/i\u003e are available in Penguin Classics. He lives in Irvine, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.72 x 7.72 x 5.16 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 30, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47188313309433,"sku":"9780143106791","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/kUFc3PoWDr9780143106791.webp?v=1767866371","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/down-second-avenue-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}