The oldest city in South Africa and the largest city in the country’s western portion, where Robert moves when Trevor is 13.
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Cape Town Term Timeline in Born a Crime
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Chapter 2
...fraught history. First, in the 17th century, the Dutch came to South Africa and founded Cape Town . They fought the native population and then created “a set of laws to subjugate...
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Chapter 8
Trevor gradually loses contact with his father, who moves away to Cape Town by the time Trevor is 13. Patricia has since married Abel, who turns out to...
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When he goes to Cape Town , Trevor is apprehensive, afraid that he will not remember his father’s face. But Trevor...
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