Caribbean
Guyana/UK
Post-colonial
English
Autobiography
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.
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Adapted into the iconic 1967 film starring Sidney Poitier; a foundational Black British memoir
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editorial-summarynot primary textAn 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. Adapted into the iconic 1967 film starring Sidney Poitier; a foundational Black British memoir
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