{"product_id":"silence-of-the-chagos-paperback","title":"Silence of the Chagos - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eShenaz Patel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJeffrey Zuckerman\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBased on the true, still-unfolding story of the expelled Chagossians' fight for their homeland, \u003ci\u003eSilence of the Chagos\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful exploration of cultural identity, the concept of home, and above all the neverending desire for justice.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery afternoon a woman in a red headscarf walks to the end of the quay and looks out over the water, fixing her gaze \"back there\"--to Diego Garcia, one of the small islands forming the Chagos archipelago in the Indian Ocean. With no explanation, no forewarning, and only an hour to pack their belongings, the entire population of Diego Garcia was forced on a boat headed to Mauritius. Government officials told Charlesia that the island was \"closed;\" there was no going back for any of them. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharlesia longs for life on Diego Garcia, where she spent her days harvesting coconuts and her nights dancing to sega music. As she struggles to come to terms with the injustice of her new reality, Charlesia crosses paths with Désiré, a young man born on the one-way journey to Mauritius. Désiré has never set foot on Diego Garcia, but as Charlesia unfolds the dramatic story of their people, he learns of the home he never knew and of the life he might have had.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the Chagos' sovereignty currently being adjudicated by the United Nations \u003ci\u003eSilence of the Chagos\u003c\/i\u003e is an important and humanizing exploration of the rights of individuals and a reckoning with displacement on a global scale\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShenaz Patel\u003c\/b\u003e is a journalist and writer from the island of Mauritius, in the Indian Ocean. She is the author of several novels, plays, short stories, and children's books. She was an IWP (International Writers Program) Honorary Fellow in the U.S. in 2016, and was a fellow at the W. E. B Du Bois Research Institute at the Hutchins Center at Harvard University in 2018. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeffrey Zuckerman\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning translator from French of titles ranging from Jean Genet's \u003ci\u003eThe Criminal Child\u003c\/i\u003e to Ananda Devi's \u003ci\u003eEve Out of Her Ruins.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 178\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 6.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 05, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770462601504,"sku":"9781632062345","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2135ba8b745bd8bf12e23b1fe9cc8850.webp?v=1780372163","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/silence-of-the-chagos-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}