Simukai Chigudu

A fascinating memoir, both intimate and epic, which will teach you more about the legacies of colonialism than a hundred op-eds, or a dozen textbooks

Sathnam Sanghera, author of Empireland

A deeply personal and moving exploration of the intersections of history, identity, and belonging … A raw and unflinching account of the search for self amid the burdens of the past

Peter Godwin, author of Exit Wounds

In Chasing Freedom, Simukai Chigudu seamlessly blends the history of African colonization and the jagged paths to independence with the story of his remarkable family. But this book is so much more. It ...

Louis Chude-Sokei, author of Floating in a Most Peculiar Way

A deeply personal and moving exploration of the intersections of history, identity, and belonging … A raw and unflinching account of the search for self amid the burdens of the past

Peter Godwin, author of Exit Wounds

In Chasing Freedom, Simukai Chigudu seamlessly blends the history of African colonization and the jagged paths to independence with the story of his remarkable family. But this book is so much more. It ...

Louis Chude-Sokei, author of Floating in a Most Peculiar Way

A fascinating memoir, both intimate and epic, which will teach you more about the legacies of colonialism than a hundred op-eds, or a dozen textbooks

Sathnam Sanghera, author of Empireland

A deeply personal and moving exploration of the intersections of history, identity, and belonging … A raw and unflinching account of the search for self amid the burdens of the past

Peter Godwin, author of Exit Wounds

In Chasing Freedom, Simukai Chigudu seamlessly blends the history of African colonization and the jagged paths to independence with the story of his remarkable family. But this book is so much more. It ...

Louis Chude-Sokei, author of Floating in a Most Peculiar Way