Joanne Joseph
Autore di Children of Sugarcane
Joanne Joseph è Jo-Anne Joseph (1). Per altri autori con il nome Jo-Anne Joseph, vedi la pagina di disambiguazione.
Sull'Autore
Durban-born Joanne Joseph is a celebrated journalist and currently the afternoon news anchor on 24-hour news channel, eNCA. Joanne has a Master's degree in Literature form Wits University. This is her first book.
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- South Africa
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- Opere
- 2
- Utenti
- 38
- Popolarità
- #383,442
- Voto
- 4.1
- Recensioni
- 11
- ISBN
- 10
I knew very little, if anything, about indentured laborers who journeyed from India to South Africa to work on sugarcane plantations in the late 19th century prior to this novel. The story of Shanti, who ran away from her home in rural India to escape an arranged marriage and agreed to travel to Port Natal, is harrowing and heartbreaking. The abuse, violence, and cruelty she and her fellow indentured Indians experienced is difficult to read at times, but I also found hope in the resistance Shanti engages in - first, by continuing her education, and then by fighting back even when it nearly costs her her life. Overall, I appreciated this novel for helping me to learn about a new facet of history I knew so little of, and presenting the harrowing experiences many of laborers likely would have been familiar with.… (altro)