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George Lamming
CaribbeanPost-colonialEssayFiction
In the Castle of My Skin
1953George Lamming
Coming-of-age novel following G. in colonial Barbados, exploring the end of colonial rule.
CaribbeanFiction
The Emigrants
1954George Lamming
West Indians on a ship to England, exploring the immigrant experience and post-colonial identity.
CaribbeanFiction
The Pleasures of Exile
1960George Lamming
Essays on Caribbean identity, colonialism, and the Prospero-Caliban relationship in Shakespeare's Tempest.
CaribbeanEssay
Season of Adventure
1960George Lamming
Set in San Cristobal, a fictional Caribbean island at independence. Fola, a middle-class woman, attends a Vodun ceremony and is transformed, setting off events that culminate in revolution.
CaribbeanFiction