Diaspora Dreams

REVIEWS FOR DIASPORA DREAMS

Chatora gives us an honest account of the migrant’s experiences in a world that seeks to silence him. Diaspora Dreams is simultaneously suffocating and isolating. Battle after battle, the reader is constantly thrown into the unforgiving world of a black man in a white man’s world. – Tariro Ndoro, Author, Agringada: Like a Gringa, Like a Foreigner.

Diaspora Dreams, a debut novella by Andrew Chatora, offers a refreshing and relevant voice on the immigrant experience. In a masterclass tour de force journey, the Zimbabwean born author takes us through the challenges that arise from settling in different countries without any pre-existing social capital or other sources of support. Diaspora Dreams lays bare the harsh economic realities and subtle racial barriers faced by recent migrants. The demands of family, the disintegration of families, and mental health issues are prominent features of these experiences, and Chatora paints these lived experiences brilliantly, showcasing his sublime skills as the consummate wordsmith. – Patrick Masiyakurima, Author, Leicester University, United Kingdom.

Diaspora Dreams, sheds a haunting light on the all-encompassing nature of racial prejudice and its minutiae permutations. A compulsive read which legitimately casts Chatora as an exciting addition to the emerging voices in African Literature. There is little doubt this impressive debut heralds the arrival of an extremely talented and perceptive writer. Diaspora Dreams is dazzlingly real as it shines its light into the intricacies and emotional souls of the immigrant community in Britain. – Memory Chirere, Zimbabwean writer, essayist, and leading African literary critic and reviewer.

Diaspora Dreams explores the emotional nuance of the immigrant experience, as the narrative traverses through the different cityscapes of Britain. –This is Africa (TIA)

Chatora writes brilliantly about expectations, loss, race, class, gender, family, and mental health illness...poignant subjects, but packs a hefty emotional punch. – Gift Mheta, Writer, Durban University of Technology, South Africa.

‘‘Nuanced and evocative...A compelling exploration of the thorny conflicts that drive us apart and bind us – that’s what Diaspora Dreams effectively achieves...’’ – Stan Onai Mushava, Author, poet, literary critic: In Memory of the Future

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