The lighter side of life on Robben Island
Subtitle: banter, pastimes, and boyish tricks
By: Fred Khumalo, Paddy Harper, Gugu Kunene
Contributors: Harper, Paddy; Kunene, Gugu
Publisher: Makana Investment Corporation Pty Ltd
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Houghton, Gauteng, Republic of South Africa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 231
ISBN-13: 9780620540353
Subjects: Political prisoners; Biography; Anecdotes; Humor
Description: "Twenty years since the closure of the Robben Island prison , former Islanders reminisce about their shared past. This book is a collection of anecdotal  conversations that reveal the lighter side of life on the iconic struggle symbol, the Robben Island prison. The narratives offer a peak into  a different side of prison life ; how political prisoners coped with the drill of a monotonous existence and how, with the march of time, their experiences have become a subject of comic relief among themselves. Their stories range from their sporting activities to music, fashion, politicking and inevitably, their love lives, both real and imagined, of men cooped up on one of the most notorious prison islands in the world."-- Publisher's note.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-230).