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Bezig met laden... Dear current occupant : a memoirdoor Chelene Knight
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. By visiting all the houses she grew up in, in Vancouver’s Eastside, Chelene Knight has pieced together a very personal and powerful exploration of her identity. What resonated most for me was her note to teachers. As a teacher-librarian, it reminded me of the importance of having a rich selection of own voices titles in school libraries. “Looking back at my younger self, I wonder what would have changed for me had I ever been handed a book written by a Black female author.” (17) ( ) geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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Winner of the 2018 City of Vancouver Book Award From Vancouver-based writer Chelene Knight, Dear Current Occupant is a creative non-fiction memoir about home and belonging set in the 80s and 90s of Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. Using a variety of forms, Knight reflects on her childhood through a series of letters addressed to all of the current occupants now living in the twenty different houses she moved in and out of with her mother and brother. From blurry non-chronological memories of trying to fit in with her own family as the only mixed East Indian/Black child, to crystal clear recollections of parental drug use, Knight draws a vivid portrait of memory that still longs for a place and a home. Peering through windows and doors into intimate, remembered spaces now occupied by strangers, Knight writes to them in order to deconstruct her own past. From the rubble of memory she then builds a real place in order to bring herself back home. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)891.7344Literature Literature of other languages Literature of east Indo-European and Celtic languages Russian and East Slavic languages Russian fiction USSR 1917–1991 Late 20th century 1917–1991LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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