Migritude

Book Overview

The U.S. debut of internationally acclaimed poet and performance artist Shailja Patel, Migritude is a tour-de-force hybrid text that confounds categories and conventions. Part poetic memoir, part political history, Migritude weaves together family history, reportage and monologues to create an achingly beautiful portrait of women's lives and migrant journeys undertaken under the boot print of Empire. Patel, who was born in Kenya and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1885030053
• ISBN13: 9781885030054
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Kaya Press
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.5" x 7.3"