SOCIETY & SOCIAL SCIENCES
16 €
Coup de coeur
(Asia, Aus & Oceania), by
Noo Saro-Wiwa's travel memoir is a fascinating and essential read, especially if, like me, you're not knowledgeable about African immigration to China. I really appreciated how she blends the voices of the African immigrants she meets with her own perspective as a Black solo female traveler. Through her lens, you can perceive what it means to be an African immigrant and a traveler in major Chinese cities such as Guangzhou, where theres an African community, as well as in remote areas with few tourists and people of colour.
A FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR: TRAVEL
China today is a land of opportunity for African people blocked from commerce with most of Europe and Northern America. It is also an intersection of racism and prejudice.
Noo Saro-Wiwa goes in search of China's 'Black Ghosts', African economic migrants in the People's Republic. Living in clustered communities, they are key to the trade between the continents. Her fascinating encounters include a cardiac surgeon, a drug dealer, a visa overstayer and men married to Chinese women who speak English with Nigerian accents. This is a story of intersecting cultures told with candour and compassion, focusing on the shared humanity between the sojourner and their hosts.
Publisher: Canongate Books
Binding: Paperback
Publication date: 02 Jan 2025
Dimensions: 127 x 198 x 19 mm
ISBN: 9781838856977
