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Cargando... My Name Is Why (2019)por Lemn Sissay
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. I have been wanting to read My Name Is Why (Canongate) by Lemn Sissay since it was longlisted for the Gordon Burn Prize in June. This is a highly emotional dive into his childhood when at the age of 12 he was suddenly ejected from what seemed a happy foster family household. The story of his life in various homes in a not fit-for-purpose care system is told by both Lemn and through the reports written up by social workers who visited and were responsible for his wellbeing. Lemn’s love of life and gift for language shines through brilliantly, and it is heart-breaking to see the effect that an individual involved with foster children’s welfare can also have with a less thought through flick of a pen. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
How does a government steal a child and then imprison him? How does it keep it a secret? This story is how.At the age of seventeen, after a childhood in a foster family followed by six years in care homes, Norman Greenwood was given his birth certificate. He learned that his real name was not Norman. It was Lemn Sissay. He was British and Ethiopian. And he learned that his mother had been pleading for his safe return to her since his birth.This is Lemn's story: a story of neglect and determination, misfortune and hope, cruelty and triumph.Sissay reflects on his childhood, self-expression and Britishness, and in doing so explores the institutional care system, race, family and the meaning of home. Written with all the lyricism and power you would expect from one of the nation's best-loved poets, this moving, frank and timely memoir is the result of a life spent asking questions, and a celebration of the redemptive power of creativity. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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When you read these accounts, the natural reaction is to wonder if it isnt exaggerated; if the victim isnt minimizing his own wrongdoing.
Sissay has his case notes, and a lot of the narrative is just sections of these..."Eighteen years of records written by strangers" The true horror of these is really what form the book- forget the casual discrimination encountered by classmates - and just see the institutionalized different treatment of kids in care to those in normal homes. Follow the "contented child with a winsome smile" (in foster care) to the depressed and troubled youth in almost-jail after being rejected.
Sissay has since become a published poet (his poems punctuate the story).
This is a truly sad and awful book, highlighting the failure of our uncaring care system. ( )