Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Foreword: Literary Writing in the Words of Anna Maria Gehnyei xi
4. Translators’ Note xvii
5. 1. Seven Years Old 1
6. 2. African Braids 5
7. 3. Snakes and Dad 11
8. 4. Scars on Skin 15
9. 5. If You Know Your History 21
10. 6. The Secret Diary 25
11. 7. All the Relatives 29
12. 8. The Kpelle People 35
13. 9. The Initiation 39
14. 10. La Lingua Parlata 43
15. 11. Mussolini the Italian 47
16. 12. The Diamond Princess 53
17. 13. The Power of Twins 57
18. 14. The First Sister 61
19. 15. Rocks in Our Shoes 67
20. 16. The Sound of Drums 71
21. 17. The Black Body 75
22. 18. Pidgin English 79
23. 19. Roma Nord 83
24. 20. The 29 87
25. 21. The Motivator 91
26. 22. The Guy from CasaPound 95
27. 23. Fingerprints 103
28. 24. Federico 109
29. 25. I Dream of Water 115
30. 26. Silent on the Surface 119
31. 27. Mom Doesn’t Want Me to Go to Liberia 123
32. 28. The Journey to Liberia 131
33. 29. Oceanic Currents 137
34. 30. Blessings 153
35. 31. Italian Citizenship 159
36. 32. Karima 163
37. Notes on Contributors 167
38. Series List 169