Poli Poli - A Memoir (Paperback)

This is a memoir about the life of an extraordinary South African poet, educator, and activist that tells a lesser-known social history of people, families, communities and places.

Poli Poli is intentional in grounding Masekela’s experiences in a social history of the country over generations. Masekela uses her life story to illustrate the features and characteristics that typified life in particular places, like Kwa-Guqa in the 1940s, Johannesburg, Alexandra Township, and Inanda Seminary School (for Coloured girls) in Mpumalanga.

This memoir is filled with intimate details about the growing pains of a childhood inhibited by strict beliefs and systems, first-hand experiences of struggle and sacrifice, violence and other forms of inhumanity and the deep scars they etch, while also telling the story of the author’s life-giving relationship with her siblings. Poli Poli is a remarkable history that speaks to issues of then and now – belonging, African identity, women’s rights, and femininity, and is written in the lyricism and transporting detail of one of the country’s greatest wordsmiths.

General

Imprint:	Jonathan Ball Publishers SA
Country of origin:	South Africa
Release date:	August 2021
Authors:	Barbara Masekela
Dimensions:	232 x 152 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	246
ISBN-13:	978-1-77619-095-9
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Historical, political & military Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > General Books > Biography > Historical, political & military Books > Local Author Showcase > Biography > Historical Books > Local Author Showcase > Biography > Political
LSN:	1-77619-095-5
Barcode:	9781776190959

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