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The pavement bookworm (Paperback)
Loot Price: R347
Discovery Miles 3 470
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The pavement bookworm (Paperback)
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Loot Price R347
Discovery Miles 3 470
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This memoir of 24-year-old Philani Dladla will be one of the most
inspiring, young South African stories you’re ever likely to
encounter. An avid reader with an insatiable desire for knowledge,
Philani has used his love for books to overcome drug addiction and
change his lot in life – while trying to do the same for others.
Philani’s story is one of triumph and redemption that will touch
the hearts of all who read it. Philani grew up in KwaZulu-Natal,
and when he was 12, he received a gift, his very first book, from
his mother’s employer, who also left him his book collection when
he died. His mother him moved to Johannesburg as a last resort to
save him from himself and the bad behaviour that would see him not
complete matric. He worked in a home for the elderly after his
arrival and enjoyed looking after and chatting to the residents. He
was doing well and even moved into his own apartment. But Philani
began to experiment with drugs, thus losing his job and finding
himself on the streets under the Nelson Mandela bridge, a place he
would call home for several years. He had horrible things happen to
him and the people around him, and it made him realise that his
addiction would lead him down a fatal road. “I decided I needed to
save myself. I chose not to keep any money so I could avoid buying
drugs.” Anything I got I immediately spent on food...and books.” It
was through the bag of books that he had managed to keep from his
inherited collection that Philani would start turning his life
around. Philani started reviewing them and selling them to
motorists driving up Empire road in Johannesburg. He demanded a
price according to how he rated the work in question. His unique
approach soon captured Jozi’s attention and he became known as “the
pavement bookworm”. A documentary filmmaker Tebogo Malope,
interviewed him about his roadside bookstall and posted the video
online where it went viral. And his life changed. Today Philani is
known around the world and he is in high demand because of his
story. He is a motivational speaker who is committed to sharing the
power of reading and how it helped him to overcome adversity. Apart
from the little money Dladla makes by selling books, he has started
a Book reader’s club for underprivileged children in Johannesburg.
His story is, unfortunately, not a unique one in the South African
context. It is a single chapter of a bigger narrative that is our
society. Visit http://www.pavementbookworm.co.za/ for more
information on Philani’s ongoing work and projects.
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