Boer mof : life through the eyes of an American gay Boer Rocco Wolman Roberts

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Roberts, Rocco Wolman.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Roberts, Rocco Wolman--Childhood and youth.

Roberts, Rocco Wolman.

Gay men--South Africa.

Gay men.

High school students--South Africa--Biography.

High school students.

High school students--South Africa--Conduct of life.

Hazing--South Africa.

Hazing.

South Africa--Race relations.

South Africa.

South Africa--Social conditions--1961-1994.

Young gay men--South Africa--Biography.

Young gay men.

South Africa--Biography.

Gay men--Illinois--Chicago.

Gay men--California--San Diego.

Physical Description:

unpaginated ; 23 cm

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

[Chicago : Rocco Wolman Roberts], 2019.

Summary:

BOER MOF IS A BOOK OF SURVIVAL despite all odds. In the hyper-masculine Afrikaner-Boer culture during the apartheid years of South Africa, Rocco is born. He was a pain to deliver and was supposed to be his mother's sixth miscarriage. He finally emerged late, and only after a C-section, searching for a purposeful life consistently denied him. He spends his childhood years in a bizarre family structure, immigrates to the United States as young adult, and navigates through a massive onslaught of culture-shock, sexual discovery, and critical thinking. It is a constant process of insane experiences, self-evaluation, and seeking to understand his mother. One of the hardest things in life is to recognize where you fit, and how it helps others to complete their personal journey, and to be happy with yourself. [amazon.com]

Local Notes:

The Balch Ethnic Studies Collection.

ISBN:

9781086759853

1086759850

OCLC:

1292021546