While we are on the subject of memorable memoirs from Zimbabwe, I would like to introduce you to Robert Muponde. His memoir, The Scandalous Times of a Book Louse: A Memoir of Childhood, was published by Penguin Random House South Africa. "Stories form the blood and bones of Robert Muponde's enchanting life and times. Book … Continue reading #ZimbabweLitMonth: The scandalous times of a book louse (2021)
#Yiddishlitmonth: Dineh
A Bildungsroman of a Different Sort: Ida Maze’s Dineh Reverberates Across the Decades by Yermiyahu Ahron Taub Dineh: An Autobiographical NovelBy Ida MazeTranslated and with an Afterword by Yermiyahu Ahron TaubForeward by Emma GarmanWhite Goat Press, 2022Paperback edition ISBN: 978-1-734872-9-2; Hardcover edition ISBN: 978-8-9852069-0-6; Ebook edition ISBN: 978-8-9852069-1-3 Dineh: An Autobiographical Novel by Ida Maze … Continue reading #Yiddishlitmonth: Dineh
Uzbekistan 🇺🇿: The Dancer from Khiva by Bibish, tr. Andrew Bromfield
I finished this book whilst spending Christmas last year on Koh Rong Island, Cambodia. In a Nutshell: This memoir recounts Bibish’s childhood in Uzbekistan, getting married and time spent living in Russia with her husband and children. Themes: Love, loss, family, identity and the many hardships women worldwide have to endure. Warning: there is mention … Continue reading Uzbekistan 🇺🇿: The Dancer from Khiva by Bibish, tr. Andrew Bromfield
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