Ubuntu: A Novel

In Ubuntu, bestselling author Mark Mathabane uses his formidable skills as a storyteller to paint a vivid picture of a vibrant and turbulent post-apartheid South Africa. From its explosive opening scene of a carjacking in downtown Johannesburg to its heart-stopping final scene of a chase through a jungle in the Venda homeland, Ubuntu illuminates better than any history book the corrupting evil of apartheid, the atrocities committed by ruthless death squads in its defense, and the heroism of many of its opponents, black and white. Ubuntu combines fact and fiction in a way that informs and inspires as it entertains. Ubuntu is a powerful and unforgettable saga of divided loyalties, deadly treachery, forbidden love, unspeakable horrors, and the heroic courage of individual South Africans who dare to reach across a deep racial divide to save their country's soul by bringing to justice one of apartheid's most ruthless killers. Mark Mathabane was born and raised in the ghetto of Alexandra in South Africa. He is the author of Kaffir Boy, Kaffir Boy in America, Love in Black and White, African Women: Three Generations, and Miriam's Song. He lectures at schools and colleges nationwide on race relations, education and our common humanity. He lives with his family in Portland, Oregon.