Cover of In the Castle of My Skin

In the Castle of My Skin

by George Lamming

1953 · literary fiction · adult

Set in 1 place · 1 primary
Sense of Place
5/5
Description · Open Library (CC0)

George Lamming's "In the Castle of My Skin" skilfully depicts the Barbadian psyche. Set against the backdrop of the 1930s riots which helped to pave the way for Independence and the modern Barbados, through the eyes of a young boy, Lamming portrays the social, racial, political and urban struggles with which Barbados continues to grapple even with some thirty-three years of Political Independence from Britain.

Set in

  • Carrington Village, Barbados · Barbados
    Barbados — colonial coming-of-age
    ★ primary

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