num_pages: 212
description: Soweto, a sprawling urban city, home to four million people, became an icon of the apartheid era, infamous around the world for its violence, filthy streets and rickety shacks. This is a description of life in Soweto, told from the resident's point of view.
language: English
title: Born in Soweto
titlecomplete: Born in Soweto
ratings_count: 7
publisher: The Penguin Group (SA) (Pty) L