Lost and Found in Johannesburg
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Lost and Found in Johannesburg by Mark Gevisser
Told in her own words, here is the true story of a girl who posed as a boy during World War I -- and dared to speak up for her fellow prisoners of war. With the Japanese army poised to invade their Indonesian island in 1942, Rita la Fontaine's family knew that they and the other Dutch and Dutch-Indonesian residents would soon become prisoners of war. Fearing that twelve-year-old Rita would be forced to act as a comfort woman for the Japanese soldiers, the family launched a desperate plan to turn Rita into Rick, cutting her hair short and dressing her in boy's clothes. Rita's aptitude for languages earned her a position as translator for the commandant of the prisoner camp, and for the next three years she played a dangerous game of disguise while advocating against poor conditions, injustice, and torture. Sixty-five years later, Rita describes a war experience like no other -- a remarkable tale of integrity, fortitude, and honor.Back matter includes a glossary.
Gevisser, Mark: - Mark Gevisser is the author of the prizewinning A Legacy of Liberation: Thabo Mbeki and the Future of the South African Dream and Portraits of Power: Profiles in a Changing South Africa. He is the coeditor of Defiant Desire: Gay and Lesbian Lives in South Africa. His journalism has appeared in The Guardian, The New York Times, Granta, and other publications. He is the writer of the documentary film The Man Who Drove with Mandela, which won the Teddy Documentary Prize at the Berlin Film Festival. Born in Johannesburg in 1964, he now lives in France.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780374535025 |
| ISBN 10 | 0374535027 |
| Title | Lost and Found in Johannesburg |
| Author | Mark Gevisser |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
| Year published | 2015-04-14 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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