The power of one
4.3
(93 ratings)442 pages1989Ballantine BooksISBN 9780345410054
ClassicsYoung AdultWarAdventureApartheidBoxingYoung Adult FictionFictionHistoryPhilosophyHistorical FictionGeneralEnglish fictionfictionGeneralAdventure stories
About this book
Follows Peekay, a white British boy in South Africa during World War II, between the ages of five and eleven, as he survives an abusive boarding school and goes on to succeed in life and the boxing ring, with help from a chicken, a boxer, a pianist, black African prisoners, and many others.
Publication Details
- Publisher
- Ballantine Books
- Published
- 1989
- Pages
- 442
- ISBN
- 9780345410054
- Language
- en
About Bryce Courtenay
A South-African-born naturalized Australian novelist and one of Australia's most commercially successful authors.
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