Igiaba Scego was born in Rome, Italy, in 1974, after her parents were forced to flee Somalia following the 1969 coup d'état of Siad Barre; Scego's father was a prominent Somali politician.[2][3] She graduated in Foreign Literature at La Sapienza University of Rome and obtained a PhD in pedagogy at Roma Tre University. Presently, she is writing about and researching cultural dialogue and migration.
Works
She writes for various magazines dealing with migrant literature and African literature, such as Latinoamerica, Carta, El Ghibli and Migra. Her works include autobiographical references, and they depict the delicate balance between her two cultural realities, the Italian and Somali.
In 2003, she won the Eks & Tra prize for migrant writers with her story "Salsicce", and published her debut novel, La nomade che amava Alfred Hitchcock. In 2006 she attended the Literature festival in Mantua.
Scego collaborates with newspapers such as La Repubblica and Il manifesto and contributes to the magazine Nigrizia[4] with an opinion column, titled "The colors of Eve". In 2007, along with Ingy Mubiayi, she edited the short-story collection Quando nasci è una roulette. Giovani figli di migranti si raccontano. It follows the story of seven boys and girls of African origin, who were born in Rome of foreign parents or came to Italy when young.
In 2011, she won the Premio Mondello with her book La mia casa è dove sono, which was published the previous year by Rizzoli. In 2017, her novel Adua was translated into English by Jamie Richards,[5] and in 2019, Aaron Robertson translated her book Oltre Babilonia, again into English, with the title Beyond Babylon. Reviewing it for the Los Angeles Review of Books, Kelsey McFaul wrote: "Rather than suggesting that 'beyond Babylon' is a destination, the novel expresses the material and relational afterlives of resilience, anti-colonization, and collective racial solidarity in the present. Scego's genius is to scale from the international to the intimate, from memory and materiality to music, mothers, and menstruation, the 'rhythm that transports me into a cosmic chaos that appears to be my own.'"[6]
Seago's 2020 novel, La linea del colore, combines the characters of Edmonia Lewis and Sarah Parker Remond and is dedicated to Rome and to these two African-American women who lived in 19th-century Rome.[7][8]
Bibliography
La nomade che amava Alfred Hitchcock, Rome: Edizioni Sinnos, 2003.
Oltre Babilonia, Donzelli Editore, 2008. English translation (by Aaron Robertson): Beyond Babylon, Two Lines Press, 2019.
L'albero in Nessuna Pietà, Salani editore, 2009.
La mia casa è dove sono, Rizzoli, 2010. Libro autobiografico che descrive una famiglia dispersa tra Somalia, Gran Bretagna e Italia.[9]
Roma Negata, with Rino Bianchi. Ediesse, 2014.
Adua, Giunti, 2015. Translated into English by Jamie Richard, New Vessel Press, 2017, ISBN978-1939931450.
La linea del colore, Bompiani, 2020.
English translations
Adua. Translated by Jamie Richards. New Vessel Press, 2017.
Beyond Babylon. Translated by Aaron Robertson. Two Lines Press, 2019.
References
^"Rimappare l'Italia. Incontro con la scrittrice Igiaba Scego" (PDF). Quaderno Culturale Queens College Italian Program Newsletter (Spring): 3–4. 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
^Scego, Igiaba (Autumn 2019). Translated by Aaron Robertson. "Not One Less". World Literature Today. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
^. Archived from the original on 3 May 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
^Roshanian, Yasmin (6 July 2017). "Adua by Igiaba Scego". Europe Now. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
^McFaul, Kelsey (27 December 2019). "Fractured and Fluid Identity: On Igiaba Scego's 'Beyond Babylon'". Los Angeles Review of Books. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
^Grasso, Gabriella (27 May 2020). "Today's must-read is Afro-Italian and talks about two women's stories, between the US and Italy". Elle. Translated by Alessio Colonnelli. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
^Riccò, Giulia (7 December 2020). "Reimagining Italy Through Black Women's Eyes". Public Books. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
^"A Review of La mia casa è dove sono" (PDF). Quaderno Culturale Queens College Italian Program Newsletter (5, Spring). 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
Further reading
Simone Brioni. The Somali Within. Language, Race and Belonging in 'Minor' Italian Literature. Cambridge: Legenda, 2015.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Igiaba Scego.
Her voice at Festival di Letteratura of Mantova on 6 September 2008 and .
, Festivaletteratura.
"Stories Without Borders: A Conversation with Igiaba Scego" (2020, June 17). Interview with Candice Whitney and Stefano Albertini (NYU).
January 05, 2023
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Igiaba Scego born 20 March 1974 in Rome 1 is an Italian writer journalist and activist of Somali origin Igiaba ScegoScego speaking at Festivaletteratura Born 1974 03 20 20 March 1974 age 48 Rome ItalyAlma materLa Sapienza University of RomeRoma Tre UniversityOccupation s Writer journalist and activistAwardsPremio Mondello Contents 1 Biography 2 Works 3 Bibliography 4 English translations 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksBiography EditIgiaba Scego was born in Rome Italy in 1974 after her parents were forced to flee Somalia following the 1969 coup d etat of Siad Barre Scego s father was a prominent Somali politician 2 3 She graduated in Foreign Literature at La Sapienza University of Rome and obtained a PhD in pedagogy at Roma Tre University Presently she is writing about and researching cultural dialogue and migration Works EditShe writes for various magazines dealing with migrant literature and African literature such as Latinoamerica Carta El Ghibli and Migra Her works include autobiographical references and they depict the delicate balance between her two cultural realities the Italian and Somali In 2003 she won the Eks amp Tra prize for migrant writers with her story Salsicce and published her debut novel La nomade che amava Alfred Hitchcock In 2006 she attended the Literature festival in Mantua Scego collaborates with newspapers such as La Repubblica and Il manifesto and contributes to the magazine Nigrizia 4 with an opinion column titled The colors of Eve In 2007 along with Ingy Mubiayi she edited the short story collection Quando nasci e una roulette Giovani figli di migranti si raccontano It follows the story of seven boys and girls of African origin who were born in Rome of foreign parents or came to Italy when young In 2011 she won the Premio Mondello with her book La mia casa e dove sono which was published the previous year by Rizzoli In 2017 her novel Adua was translated into English by Jamie Richards 5 and in 2019 Aaron Robertson translated her book Oltre Babilonia again into English with the title Beyond Babylon Reviewing it for the Los Angeles Review of Books Kelsey McFaul wrote Rather than suggesting that beyond Babylon is a destination the novel expresses the material and relational afterlives of resilience anti colonization and collective racial solidarity in the present Scego s genius is to scale from the international to the intimate from memory and materiality to music mothers and menstruation the rhythm that transports me into a cosmic chaos that appears to be my own 6 Seago s 2020 novel La linea del colore combines the characters of Edmonia Lewis and Sarah Parker Remond and is dedicated to Rome and to these two African American women who lived in 19th century Rome 7 8 Bibliography EditLa nomade che amava Alfred Hitchcock Rome Edizioni Sinnos 2003 Rhoda Rome Edizioni Sinnos 2004 Pecore nere Racconti with Gabriela Kuruvilla Ingy Mubiayi Laila Wadia Roma Bari Laterza 2005 Edited with Ingy Mubiayi Quando nasci e una roulette Giovani figli di migranti si raccontano Edizioni Terre di Mezzo 2007 Amori Bicolori Racconti Roma Edizioni Laterza 2007 Oltre Babilonia Donzelli Editore 2008 English translation by Aaron Robertson Beyond Babylon Two Lines Press 2019 L albero in Nessuna Pieta Salani editore 2009 La mia casa e dove sono Rizzoli 2010 Libro autobiografico che descrive una famiglia dispersa tra Somalia Gran Bretagna e Italia 9 Roma Negata with Rino Bianchi Ediesse 2014 Adua Giunti 2015 Translated into English by Jamie Richard New Vessel Press 2017 ISBN 978 1939931450 La linea del colore Bompiani 2020 English translations EditAdua Translated by Jamie Richards New Vessel Press 2017 Beyond Babylon Translated by Aaron Robertson Two Lines Press 2019 References Edit Rimappare l Italia Incontro con la scrittrice Igiaba Scego PDF Quaderno Culturale Queens College Italian Program Newsletter Spring 3 4 2014 Retrieved 29 March 2017 Scego Igiaba Autumn 2019 Translated by Aaron Robertson Not One Less World Literature Today Retrieved 26 March 2022 Igiaba Scego biog Institute of Modern Language Research Archived from the original on 3 May 2016 Retrieved 29 March 2017 Igiaba Sciego at Nigrizia Roshanian Yasmin 6 July 2017 Adua by Igiaba Scego Europe Now Retrieved 26 March 2022 McFaul Kelsey 27 December 2019 Fractured and Fluid Identity On Igiaba Scego s Beyond Babylon Los Angeles Review of Books Retrieved 26 March 2022 Grasso Gabriella 27 May 2020 Today s must read is Afro Italian and talks about two women s stories between the US and Italy Elle Translated by Alessio Colonnelli Retrieved 25 March 2021 Ricco Giulia 7 December 2020 Reimagining Italy Through Black Women s Eyes Public Books Retrieved 25 March 2021 A Review of La mia casa e dove sono PDF Quaderno Culturale Queens College Italian Program Newsletter 5 Spring 2014 Retrieved 29 March 2017 Further reading EditSimone Brioni The Somali Within Language Race and Belonging in Minor Italian Literature Cambridge Legenda 2015 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Igiaba Scego Her voice at Festival di Letteratura of Mantova on 6 September 2008 morning and afternoon Igiaba Scego Festivaletteratura 1 Stories Without Borders A Conversation with Igiaba Scego 2020 June 17 Interview with Candice Whitney and Stefano Albertini NYU Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Igiaba Scego amp oldid 1123198499, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
