In Search of Asylum 9780813054919 (Paperback)

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Literature: history & criticis

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University press of florida

In Search of Asylum : University Press of Florida : 9780813054919 : 0813054915 : 30 Jul 2017 : "Set in the Caribbean, Panama, the U.S., and England, [Walrond's] fiction captures the experiences of working-class peoples, often migrants, as they confront the depredations of colonialism, racial prejudice, and economic exploitation. . . . A significant and fascinating collection."--African American Review"Brings together a number of interesting pieces of fiction and non-fiction by this Guyana-born, Barbados- and Panama-bred author."--New West Indian Guide"Forms part of a gradual rehabilitation of Walrond's work that has been taking place in recent years."--Caribbean Review of Books"Place[s] Walrond squarely on the map. . . . In Search of Asylum could not have arrived at a more propitious time."--sx salon"A substantial step forward for black diaspora and black transnational literary studies."--Gary Edward Holcomb, author of Claude McKay, Code Name Sasha"Fills a significant void in our under

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