splice, dice, entice

A line from the prelude to Migritude I is used as the opening quote of The Virus, Vitamins, and Vegetables, a newly-released book on AIDS denialism in South Africa.

How many ways can you splice a history? Price a country? Dice a people? Slice a heart? Entice – what's been erased - back into story?
- - How Ambi Became Paisley, Migritude I: When Saris Speak (Lietocolle, 2008)

Edited by award-winning health journalists, Kerry Cullinan and Anso Thom, the collection of essays by doctors, journalists, activists and politicians:

examines former president Thabo Mbeki's scepticism on HIV/Aids and former health minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang's promotion of garlic, beetroot and vegetables over antiretroviral drugs. South Africa's weak stance on the epidemic resulted in 330 000 unnecessary deaths during Mbeki's term in office, according to research published by the Harvard School of Public Health. (from allafrica.com)

It makes me happy to see my lines cross over into other fields of writing, open doors to vital discussions on the most urgent issues of our time.

You can click on the Shop page of this site to buy Migritude I (bilingual English - Italian edition). Or, if you're in Nairobi, stop in at Bookstop, domain of my favourite bookseller, Chan Bahal, and get both book and DVD.