Synopses & Reviews
Richard Boggs first came to Sudan as a volunteer in 1986. He has very much lived among the Sudanese. His is not a life lived with expats and diplomats the warriors of the White Nile; the Nubian wrestlers of Korfan; the camel suqs; the rickshaw drivers of the capital; the ferrymen taking the last ferries across the Nile just as the new bridges make them redundant this is the world he records.Richard Boggs has travelled from the extreme north of Sudan to the far south, from Kassalla in the east to Darfur in the west. He lived in the country as a volunteer in the late 1980s, teaching in the Islamic University, and has returned several times since 2006, becoming a regular visitor to the region. Written during a key moment in Sudanese history, this beautiful coffee table book contains over 100 never-before-published photographs.
Synopsis
Becoming Plural combines a warm appreciation of the Sudanese people with an astute sense of the circumstances under which they live. The author documents in candid portraits the Sudanese at grass roots level, and records their hopes and fears as Sudan formally breaks into two separate states. "In July 2011, Sudan officially 'became plural' as the country split in two; the unofficial north-south divide between the Arab-dominated north and the more ethnically African south was formalized, after the people of Southern Sudan voted overwhelmingly to separate from the rest of the country.
Richard Boggs lived and worked among the Sudanese for many years, first coming to Sudan as a volunteer in 1986. He has lived in both Juba and Khartoum, and shared the reality of life in Sudan with the people around him. This has enabled him to provide an intimate portrait of the characteristics and values of the Sudanese people. He conveys astutely the particular circumstances in which they live, creating a record of their hopes and fears as Sudan formally breaks into two separate states.
Written during a key moment in Sudanese history, as South Sudan gained its independence in July 2011, this unique portrait contains over 100 never-before-published photographs. It brings Sudanese cultures and traditions to a Western audience.