Literary Nonfiction. Political Science. African American Studies. "SOVEREIGNTY OF THE IMAGINATION gives us that capacity for language and therefore the ability to name and establish categories. But th
When the charismatic Isaac Shephard returns to San Cristosal it is to lead an independence movement that for the first time unites the island's diverse groups - Africans, indians and Chinese - against
Cultural Writing. African American Studies. Interviews. George Lamming received early encouragement from Frank Collymore, his teacher and mentor, and editor of the literary journal BIM. Lamming left B
Teeton lives three lives in England?one with a bohemian group of artist exiles, another is his curiously intimate relationship with his landlady, and finally as a secret revolutionary from the Caribbe
The Emigrants is an elaborately conceived novel, dense with dynamic characters and evocative details. First published in 1954, it focuses initially on the emigrant journey, then on the settling-in pro
