<DIV>With an introduction by Shaun Viljoen<br><BR>Every city has an unspoken side. Cape Town, between the picture postcard mountain and sea, has its own shadow: a place of dislocation and uncertainty, dependence and desperation, destruction and survival, gangsters, pimps, pedophiles, hunger, hope, and moments of happiness. Living in this shadow is Azure, a thirteen-year-old who makes his living on the streets, a black teenager sought out by white men, beholden to gang leaders but determined to create some measure of independence in this dangerous world. <I>Thirteen Cents </I>is an extraordinary and unsparing account of a coming of age in Cape Town.<br><BR>Reminiscent of some of the greatest child narrators in literature, Azure’s voice will stay with the reader long after this short novel is finished. Based on personal experiences, <I>Thirteen Cents</I> is Duiker’s debut novel, originally published in 2000.<br><BR>This first edition to be published outside South Africa includes an introduction by Shaun Viljoen and a special glossary of South African words and phrases from the text translated into English.</DIV>