| Author: | Igiaba Scego | ISBN: | 9781931883849 |
| Publisher: | Two Lines Press | Publication: | May 14, 2019 |
| Imprint: | Two Lines Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Igiaba Scego |
| ISBN: | 9781931883849 |
| Publisher: | Two Lines Press |
| Publication: | May 14, 2019 |
| Imprint: | Two Lines Press |
| Language: | English |
Introduction by Jhumpa Lahiri
A kaleidoscopic novel probing citizens' complicity with and struggle again right-wing, authoritarian politics in three nations that suffered fascism: Italy, Argentina, and Somalia
A big, meaty, masterful novel equally adept at dissecting the lives of nations as those of human beings
Anchored by the engrossing lives of two half-sisters who meet coincidentally in Tunisia, it sensitively examines the family dynamics of them, their mothers, and the elusive father who ties all their stories together
Engages hot-button issues of fear-based politics, repressive governments, sexual assault, and trauma
“Scego belongs to a group of contemporary authors of African descent who have been articulating fraught dynamics of belonging to Italian society and literature.” — Public Books
Scego's essay on the “tampon tax” has been credited with changing tax law in EU nations (available here: https://www.massreview.org/node/794 )
Introduction by Jhumpa Lahiri
A kaleidoscopic novel probing citizens' complicity with and struggle again right-wing, authoritarian politics in three nations that suffered fascism: Italy, Argentina, and Somalia
A big, meaty, masterful novel equally adept at dissecting the lives of nations as those of human beings
Anchored by the engrossing lives of two half-sisters who meet coincidentally in Tunisia, it sensitively examines the family dynamics of them, their mothers, and the elusive father who ties all their stories together
Engages hot-button issues of fear-based politics, repressive governments, sexual assault, and trauma
“Scego belongs to a group of contemporary authors of African descent who have been articulating fraught dynamics of belonging to Italian society and literature.” — Public Books
Scego's essay on the “tampon tax” has been credited with changing tax law in EU nations (available here: https://www.massreview.org/node/794 )
