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Nadeesha Uyangoda

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in Colombo, Sri Lanka

March 15, 1993

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Nadeesha Uyangoda was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka, and was brought up in the suburbs of Milan Italy.

Her debut nonfiction book, L'unica persona nera nera stanza [The Only Black Person in the Room], received multiple awards, including the 2022 Premio Sila ’49 and the Premio Rapallo “Anna Maria Ortese.” It has been translated into Spanish, co-published by Esto no es Berlin and Los Libros De La Mujer Rota.

She has written on migration, sport, and literature for Al Jazeera, Open Democracy, The Telegraph, Internazionale, Vanity Fair, and La Repubblica. Uyangoda is also the creator and co-host of podcast Sulla Razza, sponsored by Juventus F.C.
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	L'unica persona nera nella stanza 4.12 avg rating — 857 ratings — published 2021 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“Possiamo spingere le porte che ci chiudono fuori dai ruoli di potere: sono i luoghi dove avviene il cambiamento e le nostre madri hanno sacrificato molto perché potessimo accedervi.”
― Nadeesha Uyangoda, L'unica persona nera nella stanza

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“La razza, una cosa che esiste e non esiste allo stesso tempo, è l’elemento che più ha definito la mia esistenza. I”
― Nadeesha Uyangoda, L'unica persona nera nella stanza

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“Io sono la mia pelle, i miei capelli, il mio nome, sono le tradizioni dei miei genitori. Ho sfregato via quanto di me era possibile, eppure la razza è rimasta con me.”
― Nadeesha Uyangoda, L'unica persona nera nella stanza

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