In Conversation – Sisonke Msimang and Robert Wood
On the evening of 31 July 2018, Robert Wood sat down with author, writer, and the Centre’s very own head of oral storytelling, Sisonke Msimang, to discuss the inner-workings of her memoir, Always Another Country: A Memoir of Exile and Home.
Sisonke Msimang discusses the inner-workings of her memoir, Always Another Country: A Memoir of Exile and Home.
OTHER STORIES
When Eduardo began working as a criminal defence attorney in Brazil, he noticed something striking about his clients – they reminded him a lot of himself.
"I think a lot of them thought that I had changed completely different person because I put a piece of cloth on my head and I re-found connection to God. I’m exactly the same person, maybe just a little bit more cynical. But I’m definitely a lot more ‘me’ than I used to be."
Brigitte had always wanted to be a dancer. When her dreams finally started becoming a reality, she discovered more about herself than she anticipated.
Islands of Home is the second series in Centre for Stories’ collection, The Indian Ocean. This is story three, Being Fashionable in the Land of Sharia.