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In 1939, as hitler cast his enormous, cruel shadow across the world, hatred of a similar kind took rout in south africa, where the seeds of apartheid were newly sown. So says hoppie groenewald, boxing champion, to a sevenyearold boy who dreams of being the welterweight champion of the world. Also includes laidin is a photocopy of a typed signed letter tls from author. In bryce cortenays first book the power of one, the author used his own background to create.
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