Iya and Mambo meet each other at a moment when both are carrying something heavy. Who came to you first, and what did you want their friendship to say that neither girl could say alone? Mambo came first. She arrived…
Q and A with Marie Helene Ngoah on Translating The Shape of Unbroken Things
When you first read The Shape of Unbroken Things, what did you hear in Comfort’s voice that you knew you had to maintain in French? As a translator, I believe our role goes beyond transferring words from one language to another.…
The Shape of Unbroken Things/Ce qu’on ne brise pas
Today marked her first day at a new school, where she would be repeating the Form 3 year. Consistently among the top ten students in her class, she had missed the second and third term examinations last year, and was…
Learning to Feel the World Differently
I first became aware that my way of seeing the world was not neutral through an encounter that felt fleeting at the time but has stayed with me ever since. I was at a community event as a reporter, working…