Memoir shines light on silent issues

REVIEW: Shattered: A Memoir by Hanif Kureishi

Reviewed by Sara Pisak It’s fair to say that after a fall on Boxing Day while in Rome, Hanif Kureishi felt his life and the lives of those around him had been shattered. Both typographically and metaphorically, the cover of his memoir tells the reader as much with “hanif kureishi. shattered. a memoir” highlighted in a found poetry of realization. However, what is also made clear, not only by the memoir’s cover, but by Kureishi’s enclosed “dispat…

Memoir shines light on silent issues

Memoir shines light on silent issues Minenhle.Thusi Sun, 07/13/2025 - 09:54 JOHANNESBURG - A powerful new memoir by Bontle Chauke is giving voice to the silent battles faced by many young South Africans. WATCH | Youth encouraged to become innovators and tackle unemploymentWalk in My Shoes traces her personal journey through bullying, absent fatherhood, and struggles with identity ultimately leading to healing, self-acceptance, and purpose.Chauk…