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In the Castle of My Skin (Ann Arbor Paperbacks) Paperback – January 22, 1992

by George Lamming (Author)
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 164 ratings
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Nearly forty years after its initial publication, George Lamming's In the Castle of My Skin is considered a classic narrative of the Black colonial experience. This poetic autobiographical novel juxtaposes the undeveloped, unencumbered life of a small Caribbean island with the materialism and anxiety of the twentieth century.

Written when Lamming was twenty-three and residing in England, In the Castle of My Skin poignantly chronicles the author's life from his ninth to his nineteenth year. Through the eyes of a young boy the experiences of colonial education, class tensions, and natural disaster are interpreted and reinterpreted, mediated through the presence of the old villagers and friends who leave for the mainland.

One of the leading Black writers of the twentieth century, George Lamming is the author of numerous works exploring the colonial experience.
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    344 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    University of Michigan Press
  4. Publication date
    January 22, 1992
  5. Dimensions
    5.25 x 1.5 x 8 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0472064681
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0472064687
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ University of Michigan Press; New edition (January 22, 1992)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 344 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0472064681
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0472064687
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13.1 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.25 x 1.5 x 8 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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5.0 out of 5 stars Rare important book Not in libraries
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5.0 out of 5 stars A good book about Caribbean life in the early to mid 20th century
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I had read that George Lamming's In The Castle of My Skin was a classic of Caribbean literature, so I bought the Kindle version to see for myself. It's not a novel that one would read for entertainment, but rather to learn something about a part of the world that few Americans know much about. The novel describes life in the 1930s and 1940s in colonial Barbados. I could not interpret many of the metaphors the author used, and the motives behind some events are hard to understand. Nevertheless, the novel succeeded in giving at least one reader (myself) a glimpse into a different society and into the frustrations that the Euro-American world order causes to people who have no say in it.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Nice Book
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Bought as a gift. Had to get this as a replacement. No complaints. Very informative and captivating and an eye opener. A Must Read!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Real life was like this...
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Anyone who wishes to gain a solid understanding of Caribbean culture should read this book, especially those who would not be familiar with the old-time way of life depicted in the story. I did find that at first I wasn't clear on how the book was coming across and wasn't until almost half-way that I started catching on. The way the book is written does paint a very vivid picture of the lives of two sets of people: an old couple and some young boys.
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3.0 out of 5 stars An Educating Read
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I had to read this book for a class, so while I would have put it down had I been reading it on my own, I ended up pushing through. And I actually kind of liked it. It was slow and dense, but I found myself wanting to know what would happen next and I enjoyed some of the characters. It was certainly nice to experience a novel outside my normal genres and I definitely learned more about the colonialism and culture of Barbados.
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Valentina M.
5.0 out of 5 stars Un bel romanzo
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Un bel testo, molto lontano dagli schemi narrativi occidentali, in quanto mostra la bellezza della varietà e della fluidità del paesaggio caraibico, in particolare della 'Little England' che è stata Barbados. Lamming ritrae un mondo variopinto e luminoso, anche quando si tinge della macchia coloniale. Lo consiglio decisamente.

I found this novel very interesting, since it challenges the narrative concepts of Western literary tradition. It shows the beautiful variety and fluidity of Carribean landscapes, specifically of Barbados, the so-called Little England. Lammings paints a varied and luminous world, even when shadowed by the taint of colonial domination and submission. Definitely worth-reading.
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A masterpiece of writing - I am reading all his work now.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great historical read
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T. Gow
4.0 out of 5 stars A classic
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A classic - dense and lyrical, nuanced and political. Clever stuff - a book to come back to again and again. Fabulous writing. For the literature student or creative writing student, lots of stylistic ideas to inspire your own writing.
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