Exploring Europe's cities, writer and photographer Johny Pitts offers a new way to think about being black in Europe today.
Johny Pitts is a writer, photographer, and broadcaster known for
his work in exploring African-European identities. He is the
curator of the European Network Against Racism (ENAR) award- inning
Afropean.com, and the author of Afropean- Notes from Black Europe.
Currently, he co-hosts the Open Book literature programme for BBC
Radio 4 and as a National Geographic Explorer, is the creator of a
forthcoming Afropean podcast funded by National Geographical
Society.
In recognition of his work, he has received the Jhalak Prize, the
Bread & Roses Award for Radical Publishing, the Leipzig Book Award
for European Understanding, and the European Essay Prize.
Afropean announces the arrival of an impassioned author able to
deftly navigate and illuminate a black world that for many would
otherwise have remained unseen
*The Guardian*
[Pitts'] talent for sharp summary is apparent early on...a natural
talent for describing cities and their atmosphere
*The Evening Standard*
a beautiful study of black identity in Europe
*The Telegraph*
it is remarkable how quickly he gets to the soul of a place [...]
What is consistently impressive throughout Pitts's work is his
ability to blend fact with anecdote; the effect is often cinematic.
At times, you may feel that instead of reading a non-fiction book
you are watching a well-paced historical thriller
*New Statesman*
"forced me to stop and pause", "the book invites us to witness
journeys of creativity of communities often unrecorded in studies
of European history, highlighting the commonality of
African-European experiences across the continent"
*BBC History Magazine, Books of the Year*
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