ARGONAUT BOOKS

In this incisive personal essay, one of the nation's leading political voices, Gary Younge, explores the 'burden of representation'. Younge analyses the pressures exerted upon the relatively small group of people from underrepresented communities, who break through into elite spaces and the expectations that may come from above, below, within and outwith, from those with power and those without. These are issues that have framed, frustrated, inspired, and inflected his entire working life as a writer. Sharing his experiences, Younge offers reflections on how to navigate representation, power a...Read More