Black Gold of the Sun
Searching for Home in England and Africa
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2005
Hamish Hamilton Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-241-14192-2 (ISBN)
Hamish Hamilton Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-241-14192-2 (ISBN)
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'What does it feel like to be black? In part it means always being a stranger. Being black means standing both inside and outside society: seeing the world as white people do while reaching out to touch it as a black person.' Leaving his own home in London, Ekow Eshun sets out for Ghana, the home of his family, in search of his roots.
Growing up in London, Ekow Eshun never felt truly at home. Born in Britain to African parents, he found himself caught between two cultures without fully belonging to either. Plagued by the unease of dual identity, he travels to Africa to look for an idea of home - only to discover he's as much of a stranger there as in Britain. The result is a journey that crosses paths with nineteenth-century philosophy, twentieth-century black liberation movements and the psyche of modern, multicultural Britain; a book that combines the intimacy of confession with a sweeping tale of continents and generations - all in pursuit of the answer to the question: where are you from?
Growing up in London, Ekow Eshun never felt truly at home. Born in Britain to African parents, he found himself caught between two cultures without fully belonging to either. Plagued by the unease of dual identity, he travels to Africa to look for an idea of home - only to discover he's as much of a stranger there as in Britain. The result is a journey that crosses paths with nineteenth-century philosophy, twentieth-century black liberation movements and the psyche of modern, multicultural Britain; a book that combines the intimacy of confession with a sweeping tale of continents and generations - all in pursuit of the answer to the question: where are you from?
Ekow Eshun is the Artistic Director of the Institute of Contemporary Arts. He appears on BBC's Newsnight Review, and is the former editor of Arena magazine. He was born in 1968 and lives in London.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 2.6.2005 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Gewicht | 520 g |
| Themenwelt | Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Afrika |
| ISBN-10 | 0-241-14192-3 / 0241141923 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-241-14192-2 / 9780241141922 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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