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There are some books that I appreciate above all for their political intentions. This is how I feel about the novel The Impatient by Djaïli Amadou Amal (translated by Emma Ramadan). The Cameroonian writer, who belongs to the Fulani culture, has had bad marital experiences and now uses them as material for her literature and as a drive for her activism.
more...As the title already suggests, Tiny Moons: A Year of Eating in Shanghai is particularly directed at readers interested in food. The story about food allows for gentle, profound musings on language, belonging and living as a mixed-race person in different places.
more...Yara Nakahanda Monteiro’s debut novel Loose Ties shows how colonialism still shapes many people’s lives in both Africa and Europe.
more...The slim volume No country for eight-spot butterflies consists of luminous speeches, essays and poems that Julian Aguon has written on various occasions in recent years. He addresses climate injustices, the ongoing colonization of Guam and his involvement in working towards social justice.
more...Bisrat Negassi talks to poco.lit. about the genesis of her book “Ich bin”. She also explains that as a war-born Eritrean and Black person in Germany, she has always been politicized and brings this to her work as a fashion designer.
more...Our project macht.sprache. had us thinking about sensitive translation. But even within one language, there are many reasons to strive for sensitive expression. Sensitivity Readings support authors in taking a diverse readership into consideration.
more...In her book, Hadija Haruna-Oelker thinks conscientiously and mindfully about all possible facets of social differentiation. She seeks thus to demonstrate how respectful interaction can be practiced.
more...Tupoka Ogette has been working as a racism-critical consultant and trainer for ten years. By now she is undisputedly one of the leading voices in the critique of racism in Germany. Und jetzt Du is her second book.
more...As the title of Natasha Brown’s debut novel suggests, it amounts to a coming-together, an assembling. A Black British woman attends a party for an upper-class white family. This celebration in rural England is the culmination of her inner dilemmas: has she made it or are her actions making her an accomplice to the racism she experiences? At this party, she makes up her mind.
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