Overview
Region
Caribbean
Guyana/UK
Era
Post-colonial
Language
English
Genre
Autobiography
About This Work
An educated Guyanese engineer, unable to find work due to racism in postwar Britain, becomes a teacher in London's East End, a memoir of navigating race, class, and the possibilities of connection across the color line.
Literary Significance
Adapted into the iconic 1967 film starring Sidney Poitier; a foundational Black British memoir