Lemn Sissay
Autor von My Name Is Why
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- 1967-05-21
- Geschlecht
- male
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- UK
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- poet
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- Zephaniah, Benjamin (friend)
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- PEN Pinter prize (2019)
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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.… (mehr)