In 1939, as hitler casts his enormous, cruel shadow across the world, the seeds of apartheid take root in south africa. There, a boy called Peekay is born. His childhood is marked by humiliation and abandonment, yet he v...In 1939, as hitler casts his enormous, cruel shadow across the world, the seeds of apartheid take root in south africa. There, a boy called Peekay is born. His childhood is marked by humiliation and abandonment, yet he vows to survive and conceives heroic dreams, which are nothing compared to what life actually has in store for him.