Shailja Patel

Migritude Shailja Patel

Poetry. Cross-Genre. Literary Nonfiction. Memoir. South Asian Studies. African Studies. The U. S. debut of internationally acclaimed poet and performance artist Shailja Patel, MIGRITUDE is a tour-de-force hybrid text that confounds categories and conventions. Part poetic memoir, part political history, MIGRITUDE weaves together family history, reportage and monologues to create an achingly beautiful portrait of women's lives and migrant journeys undertaken under the boot print of Empire. "Illuminates with artistry and eloquence the shameful secrets of empire's history"?Howard Zinn.