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Between Dogs and Wolves: Growing Up with South Africa - Hardcover

Bieber, Jodi

 
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Synopsis

Between Dogs and Wolves is the culmination of over ten years work by the award-winning South African photographer Jodi Bieber. Beginning in 1994 after South Africa's first democratic elections, the book focuses on a generation of young people growing up on the fringes of South African society. Bieber takes us into one of the toughest neighbourhoods of Johannesburg, an area where gangs rule; into suburbs where prostitutes vary their rates depending on the colour of their clients; and shelters that are home to children living with HIV/Aids. We meet David, a 19-year-old living life on the edge, in the poor white neighbourhood of Fitas; but we also discover children training as dancers and musicians, as well as a father and son trapeze act - all have their dreams of escaping their reality.
This is a book that deals with the loss of innocence, and the instinct for survival - metaphors for the struggle that South Africa itself has faced over many decades.

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About the Author

Jodi Bieber's work takes a close look at the social wars going on within society, her main passion being South Africa. She has been published in international magazines like the NY Times Magazine, U.S. News and World Report, Geo, Mare and L'Express. She also works for Amnesty International, MSF and Positive Lives.

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