a half century thing & because the night
Come join us at our factory to launch Lesego Rampolokeng’s A Half Century Thing and Stacy Hardy’s Because the Night. There’ll be readings from the writers and records selected by Boeta Gee. Copies of the books plus Chimurenga publications are available to buy. Hosted in collaboration with Black Ghost Books and Pocko Books. Visit the […]
The Second German Chronic is Here
[hr] The second German-language edition of the Chronic takes up the theme of new cartographies. The 32-page publication features translations of maps and selected writings from previous editions of the English Chronic produced in 2014 and 2015. Contributors include Binyavanga Wainaina, Yemisi Aribisala, Billy Kahora, Jesse Weaver Shipley, Wendell Marsh, Agri Ismail, Moses März, Elnathan John, Stacy Hardy, Sarah Jappie […]
EVERY JOURNEY IS A READING
By Stacy Hardy My cover is easy. There are a million roles I can assume. A thousand identities to choose from. But they are all the same. Worker. Foreigner. Non-resident. Non-citizens. Visa. People. A Million. More. Homeless. Visiting. Residing. Born. Brought. Arrived. Acclimatizing. Homesick. Lovelorn. Giddy. Tailor. Solderer. Chauffeur. Maid. Oil-Man. Nurse. Typist. Shopkeeper. Truck […]
The Sahara Is Not A Boundary
[hr] Stacy Hardy is a writer and senior editor at Chimurenga. She is also founding member of Black Ghost Books. Her collection of short fiction, Because the Night, was published by Pocko in 2015. [hr] I met the news that Ibrahim al-Koni was shortlisted for the 2015 Man Booker International Prize with mixed emotions. Elated […]
How To Cook Your Husband The African Way
[hr] Stacy Hardy is a writer and senior editor at Chimurenga. She is also founding member of Black Ghost Books. Her collection of short fiction, Because the Night, was published by Pocko in 2015. [hr] In an era where we should all be feminists, as Adichie tells us, or bad feminists, according to Roxane Gay, […]