Freedom : essays / Zinzi Clemmons.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Clemmons, Zinzi, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Clemmons, Zinzi.

Liberty.

Racism in schools--Pennsylvania--Swarthmore.

Racism in schools.

Swarthmore (Pa.).

African American women authors.

United States--Social conditions--21st century.

United States.

South Africa--Social conditions--1994-.

South Africa.

Freedom.

freedom.

Medical Subjects:

Freedom.

Genre:

Essays.

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xix, 232 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Viking, [2026]

Summary:

"A radically vulnerable and virtuosic inquiry into the pursuit of freedom and the interminable nature of struggle, from the award-winning author of What We Lose. Weaving personal reflections with piercing insight and expansive vision across nine brilliant essays, Zinzi Clemmons explores the complexities of the elusive concept of freedom. As the daughter of a South African mother and a Trinidadian American father, she recounts growing up in the largely white, affluent town of Swarthmore, Pennsylvania-and her frequent travels to Johannesburg, where the lofty promise of freedom was all around her. Coming of age amidst the euphoria of South Africa's first all-race elections, she grapples with the legacy of Nelson Mandela and the shattered hope in the wake of the Obama era. Clemmons critiques the entrenched inequalities that haunt both countries, from the tragic loss of a childhood friend to the violence that often befalls women who have the audacity to be free. In a deft mix of memoir, family history, criticism, and reportage, drawing on a vast range of material from Joan Didion to James Baldwin, political analysis and history to Clemmons's own experiences across the globe, Freedom is an incendiary exploration of race, sex, class, and inheritance. In elegiac prose, Clemmons trains her discerning eye on American institutions and mythologies, probing the bounds of liberation and autonomy to interrogate our most enduring quest--the relentless pursuit of freedom for all"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Swan song for the republic

Freedom chasing Robbie

The suburban strategy

Home going

Freedom, pt. 2

A people without a nation.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Other Format:

Online version Clemmons, Zinzi Freedom

ISBN:

9780735221741

073522174X

OCLC:

1543000554