A review by amalgamemnon
Familiar Stranger: A Life Between Two Islands by Stuart Hall

5.0

This is a little dense and academic in places, but Hall's brilliant insight into the complexities of racial identity and belonging in (post)colonial Britain makes it well worth it. I was surprised by the time covered - basically, Hall's life up until he moved to Birmingham to join the Centre for Cultural Studies in 1964 - but there are plenty of issues covered and it doesn't feel lacking. What a shame we will not get to read a second volume that continues from there.