A Boy Who Loved Me

by Wilson Semitti

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Pub Date Jul 21 2022 | Archive Date Nov 29 2023

Atmosphere Press

Biographies & Memoirs | LGBTQIAP+ | Politics & Current Affairs

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Description

A beautifully rendered, mesmerising memoir full of grit of heart, A Boy Who Loved Me by Wilson Semitti begins with a chance encounter at G-A-Y club in London in the early 2000’s between a Ugandan man and an English boy, leading to a relationship that spans for nearly two decades.

With acuity and precision, Wilson writes about his queerness in his home country of Uganda and the political and social implications of coming out and coming of age in a country of turmoil and violence. This sprawling memoir traces Wilson Semitti’s decades-long journey from Uganda to the far reaches of the world—Thailand, China, South Africa, and beyond---without letting the sickle-cell chronic disease he was born with define him.

The people that come in and out of his life shape his experiences and help him make meaning from his path, but none more than the boy who loved him.

A Note From the Publisher

Wilson Semitti was born in Nsambya, Kampala, Uganda. After completing his advanced levels in Uganda, he attended college in Johannesburg, South Africa, majoring in Accounts and Fi- nance. After college, he had a number of odd jobs—graphic designer, customer service agent, forex trader, teacher, movie extra—before finding work as a writer. This is his first published book.

Wilson Semitti was born in Nsambya, Kampala, Uganda. After completing his advanced levels in Uganda, he attended college in Johannesburg, South Africa, majoring in Accounts and Fi- nance. After...

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A Note From the Publisher

Wilson Semitti was born in Nsambya, Kampala, Uganda. After completing his advanced levels in Uganda, he attended college in Johannesburg, South Africa, majoring in Accounts and Fi- nance. After college, he had a number of odd jobs—graphic designer, customer service agent, forex trader, teacher, movie extra—before finding work as a writer. This is his first published book.

Advance Praise

"A beautifully written and thought-provoking memoir that whisks readers on an exhilarating journey across continents" -Literary Titan

"A journey through the life of Semitti, a Ugandan man whose life is marked by both love and struggle...with vivid description that brings the memoir to life in the style of a classic immersive novel." -Readers' Favorite

" An inspiring, intimate, and poignantly rendered tale of winning against the odds." -BookView Review

"An attraction not just for libraries seeking memoirs about gay growth and discovery, but for book clubs discussing issues of racism, shifting worldviews, and cross-cultural encounters in China, Thailand, England and beyond that come not from the usual Caucasian perspective, but someone whose roots are African." -Midwest Book Review

"A beautifully written and thought-provoking memoir that whisks readers on an exhilarating journey across continents" -Literary Titan

"A journey through the life of Semitti, a Ugandan man whose life...