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Reclaiming Home
Lesego Malepe
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Beschreibung
Reclaiming Home is the diary of Lesego Malepe’s travels in South Africa in 2004, the 10th anniversary of South Africa’s democracy. The book begins with Malepe taking the bus from Pretoria, where she grew up, to Cape Town, where she visits Robben Island—the prison where her brother served a life sentence during apartheid days. She interrupts her travels to return to Pretoria, where she attends the ceremony marking the official settlement of land claims for her parents’ property and her grandmother’s property in Kilnerton, Pretoria, which were confiscated by the apartheid government when Malepe was four, forcing her family—along with the rest of their community—to move to Mamelodi township for Africans. Over the course of her travels, Malepe traverses much of her home country, visiting locales including Pietermaritzburg, Durban, Port Elizabeth, Thohoyandou, the University of Venda, and Giyani. Ultimately, hers is a sprawling, revealing journey that illuminates the ways South Africa has changed—and the ways it has remained the same—since the end of apartheid.
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Praise for Reclaiming Home "In lyrical language brimming with insight, Malepe provides an insider's view of post-apartheid South Africa. She describes beautiful landscapes, cites large and small, and the people in all their hues, diversity, and complexity. She skillfully interweaves her personal story with historic events, current challenges, and pithy profiles of individuals-famous and ordinary-who resisted, assisted, or endured the implementation of apartheid." <br> -Brenda Randolph, Director, Africa Access, and Outreach Director, Center for African Studies, Howard University <br> <br> " <i>Reclaiming Home</i> offers readers of all ages an entertaining and intimate look at Lesego Malepe's process of reconciling her experiences under apartheid with her desire to acknowledge the progress made since independence. Malepe deals with complex issues of identity, politics, and history that are anything but simple. An excellent addition to any study of apartheid and its lingering legacies." <br> -Breeanna Elliott, Outreach Specialist, African Studies Center, Boston University <br> <br> "You can go home again. Lesego Malepe has written a different kind of travelogue, one that tells the story of an odyssey through the eyes of a South African woman who left her homeland during the time of apartheid South Africa and is visiting it again after apartheid's demise. Malepe has provided a guidebook for South Africans, other Africans, and visitors who want to experience another kind of tourism." <br> -Cheryl Smith, author of <i>Market Women: Black Women Entrepreneurs</i> <br> <br> "Malepe travels throughout the new South Africa, connecting with family, friends, and welcoming strangers. She confronts memories, both painful and joyful, through the lens of her new US citizenship. Join her as she experiences political and cultural changes and enduring values."
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Africa politics, Black Women memoir, Travel memoir women, Travelogue, South African history, Travel South Africa, Nelson Mandela