Donald McRae’s memoir of growing up in apartheid-era South Africa offers an unflinching view of a nation in which all logic is inverted There was only one news story in South Africa at the end of last month. A painting of President Jacob Zuma’s penis swept the national agenda and ignited pungent debate on the web. Zuma’s supporters called it disgusting, racist and demeaning to African culture; defenders of artistic freedom said Zuma had not earned the nation’s respect

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