Always Another Country

Msimang, Sisonke

ISBN 10: 164286000X / ISBN 13: 9781642860009

Published by London: World Editions, 2018

About this Item

Proof of the first UK edition. Maimang was born in Swaziland to a South African guerrilla father: this is her memoir of growing up. Near fine in blue printed wrappers with full publishing details.

Seller Inventory # 2210816

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Always Another Country
• Publisher: London: World Editions
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 164286000X
• ISBN 13: 9781642860009
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • Black studies, Caribbean, African & African-Ame...

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Synopsis

A New York Times Staff Favorite and one of The Globe's 100 Favourite Books

“Brutally and uncompromisingly honest, Sisonke’s beautifully crafted storytelling enriches the already extraordinary pool of young African women writers of our time.” —Graça Machel, widow of former South African president Nelson Mandela

Born in exile, in Zambia, to a guerrilla father and a working mother, Sisonke Msimang is constantly on the move. Her parents, talented and highly educated, travel from Zambia to Kenya and Canada and beyond with their young family.

Always the outsider, and against a backdrop of racism and xenophobia, Sisonke develops her keenly perceptive view of the world. In this sparkling account of a young girl’s path to womanhood, Sisonke interweaves her personal story with her political awakening in America and Africa, her euphoria at returning to the new South Africa, and her disillusionment with the new elites. Confidential and reflective, Always Another Country is a search for belonging and identity: a warm and intimate story that will move many readers.

About the Author

Sisonke Msimang is one of the most exciting contemporary female black voices in literature. Now based in Perth, Australia, she is Programme Director for the Centre for Stories, a social enterprise organisation, from where she travels regularly to the US, South Africa and further afield. She regularly contributes to publications like The Guardian, the Huffington Post, and the New York Times. She has over 20,000 followers on Twitter @Sisonkemsimang. Her TED Talk, “If a story moves you, act on it,” has been viewed over 1.3 million times.