{"product_id":"catching-tadpoles-9781431429356","title":"Catching Tadpoles","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRonnie Kasrils's memoir reflects on compelling questions as to what turned a white youngster from a modest background into a life-long revolutionary of note. A tiny minority who abandoned a life of privilege were the antithesis of conventionality and toeing the line. What made those such as Kasrils break all the rules and confront white power\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCatching Tadpoles is a delicious artistic achievement by Ronnie Kasrils on multiple levels: the aesthetic quality of the writing is enviably masterful; the meditation on the psychological quandary of reliable memory is philosophically rich; and the narrative of how a young white boy came to recognise the humanity of all of his fellow citizens regardless of racialised identities – with the concomitant moral and political duties that that awakening brings –  will re-inscribe much needed hope into our discourse, making the case again for the possibility of cross-class solidarity in the continued struggle for an anti-racist South Africa. – Eusebius McKaiser, talk radio host and author of A Bantu in My Bathroom! Debating Race, Sexuality and Other Uncomfortable South Africa","brand":"Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48867042263383,"sku":"9781431429356","price":17.05,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781431429356.jpg?v=1722281401","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/catching-tadpoles-9781431429356","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}