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''Poli Poli by Barbara Masekela is an adorable book full of childhood thrills and teeming with vignettes of memory retold in brilliant prose. It reminds me of Aké by Wole Soyinka, which in and of itself is high praise indeed.'' - Nuruddin Farah, author of North of Dawn Poli Poli is a remarkable history that speaks to African identity, close family bonds, belonging, struggle and sacrifice, women''s rights and femininity, and is written with the lyricism and transporting detail of one of the country''s greatest wordsmiths. Barbara Masekela powerfully conveys the realities of life under apartheid and illustrates the features and characteristics of life in a coal mining community like KwaGuqa in the 1940s, Alexandra township in the 1950s, and one of the oldest girls-only schools in KwaZulu-Natal, Inanda Seminary. The memoir follows her grandmother, a beer brewer and seller who lived through the aftermath of the South African War; her professional parents'' determination to secure opportunities and safety for their children at a time when the state was shutting doors on black people; and her university stint in Lesotho and departure into exile to Ghana in 1963. Poli Poli tells the story of an extraordinary South African and the lesser-known social history of people, families, communities and places.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9781776190959
  • Indbinding:
  • Paperback
  • Sideantal:
  • 246
  • Udgivet:
  • 21. september 2021
  • Størrelse:
  • 229x151x18 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 384 g.
  • 2-3 uger.
  • 22. januar 2025
Forlænget returret til d. 31. januar 2025
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''Poli Poli by Barbara Masekela is an adorable book full of childhood thrills and teeming with vignettes of memory retold in brilliant prose. It reminds me of Aké by Wole Soyinka, which in and of itself is high praise indeed.'' - Nuruddin Farah, author of North of Dawn

Poli Poli is a remarkable history that speaks to African identity, close family bonds, belonging, struggle and sacrifice, women''s rights and femininity, and is written with the lyricism and transporting detail of one of the country''s greatest wordsmiths.

Barbara Masekela powerfully conveys the realities of life under apartheid and illustrates the features and characteristics of life in a coal mining community like KwaGuqa in the 1940s, Alexandra township in the 1950s, and one of the oldest girls-only schools in KwaZulu-Natal, Inanda Seminary. The memoir follows her grandmother, a beer brewer and seller who lived through the aftermath of the South African War; her professional parents'' determination to secure opportunities and safety for their children at a time when the state was shutting doors on black people; and her university stint in Lesotho and departure into exile to Ghana in 1963.

Poli Poli tells the story of an extraordinary South African and the lesser-known social history of people, families, communities and places.

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