Review of Simukai Chigudu’s Memoir on Growing Up in Zimbabwe Amid Political Turmoil

Chasing Freedom: a poignant reflection on empire, education and parental expectations

Simukai Chigudu’s filmic memoir details the confines and conflicts of growing up in Zimbabwe during political turmoil. Don’t already get The Long Wave in your inbox? Sign up here Last week, I finally managed to snatch one read out of the jaws of a hectic summer. On a series of very long-haul flights (highly recommended as a way to break reading droughts), I fell into the world of Simukai Chigudu’s Chasing Freedom: Coming of Age at the End of Empire. I finished the book just as I was landin...

By Nesrine Malik