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01979aam a2200277Ii 4500 001 66729960EF8B11E79EB7FC5197128E48 003 SILO 005 20180102010224 008 160112s2015 sa a 000 0aeng d 020 $a 1415208336 020 $a 9781415208335 035 $a (OCoLC)934514748 040 $a EEM $b eng $e rda $c EEM $d NUI $d UtOrBLW $d SILO 043 $a f-sa--- $0 http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/geographicAreas/f-sa 100 1 $a Romain, Trevor, $e author. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n94006359 245 10 $a Blind date at a funeral : $b memories of growing up in South Africa / $c Trevor Romain. 264 1 $a Cape Town, South Africa : $b Penguin Books, $c 2015. 300 $a 139 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 22 cm 520 $a "Take a tour with Trevor Romain of some of his wildest, most memorable experiences in this collection of coming-of-age stories about living in South Africa in the 1970s. Whether he was scaling walls in search of mulberry leaves for his shoebox of silkworms, hitchhiking to the local ice rink on a Friday night, or keeping his head firmly down as a new conscript, these anecdotes will leave you laughing, crying, or just shaking your head in disbelief. Every story is accompanied by one of Trevor's iconic drawings, which have been carefully crafted with a pitch-perfect combination of humour and nostalgia to leave an enduring imprint on your own memories and to keep you wanting more. Both entertaining and deeply moving, this is a book perfect for anyone looking for what it really means to be proudly South African"--Page 4 of cover. 600 10 $a Romain, Trevor $x Childhood and youth. 650 0 $a Authors, South African $v Biography. 650 0 $a Short stories, South African (English) $z South Africa. 655 7 $a Biographies. $2 lcgft $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/genreForms/gf2014026049 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20180102031959.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=66729960EF8B11E79EB7FC5197128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search