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The race to be myself : a memoir / Caster Semenya.
"Olympian and World Champion Caster Semenya is finally ready to share the vivid and heartbreaking story of how the world came to know her name. Thrust into the spotlight at just eighteen years old after winning the Berlin World Championships in 2009, Semenya's win was quickly overshadowed by criticism and speculation about her body, and she became the center of a still-raging firestorm about how gender plays out in sports, our expectations of female athletes, and the right to compete as you are"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781324035770 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 309 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : colour illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2023]
- Copyright: ©2023
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| Subject: | Semenya, Caster, 1991- Intersex athletes > South Africa > Biography. Olympic athletes > South Africa > Biography. Women runners > South Africa > Biography. |
| Genre: | Biographies. Autobiographies. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cookstown Branch | 796.42092 Semen | 31681010348001 | NONFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
"Olympian and World Champion Caster Semenya is finally ready to share the vivid and heartbreaking story of how the world came to know her name. Thrust into the spotlight at just eighteen years old after winning the Berlin World Championships in 2009, Semenya's win was quickly overshadowed by criticism and speculation about her body, and she became the center of a still-raging firestorm about how gender plays out in sports, our expectations of female athletes, and the right to compete as you are"-- - WW Norton
New York Times Book Review - WW Norton
Olympian and World Champion Caster Semenya is finally ready to share the vivid and heartbreaking story of how the world came to know her name. Thrust into the spotlight at just eighteen years old after winning the Berlin World Championships in 2009, Semenyaâs win was quickly overshadowed by criticism and speculation about her body, and she became the center of a still-raging firestorm about how gender plays out in sports, our expectations of female athletes, and the right to compete as you are.The Race to Be Myself
