A State of Independence

Phillips, Caryl

ISBN 10: 0374269769 / ISBN 13: 9780374269760

Edité par NY: FSG [1986]., New York, NY, 1986

A propos de cet article

This copy of "A State of Independence" has been SIGNED by Caryl Phillips, who has also crossed-out his printed name! Caryl Phillips, himself a native of St. Kitts, has written a strong 2nd novel. In this story, a native of St. Kitts tells of the events surrounding his first three days back in St. Kitts after a 20 year sojourn in England. The cover art is beautiful as well - a depiction of an island scene by Henry Iles.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: A State of Independence
• Éditeur: NY: FSG [1986]., New York, NY
• Date de parution: 1986
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0374269769
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780374269760
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: First American Edition/First Printing
• État de l'article: Fine
• État de la jaquette: Fine
• Signé: Signed by Author(s)
• Catalogues du vendeur:
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  • Modern First Editions
  • Caribbean Author

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Synopsis

Book by Philips Caryl

Présentation de l'éditeur

Phillips examines the transitions of a Caribbean nation from colonialism to a dubious state of independence through the experiences of Bertram Francis, a young man who leaves St. Kitts at the age of thirteen to study law on a coveted scholarship in England. Twenty years later he returns, chastened by failure, hoping to succeed at “something that doesn't make me dependent upon the white man.” The rejections Francis faced in England are nothing to those that greet him in his homeland, where the resentments of the people he abandoned are exceeded only by the cynicism of the old friends who have prospered under the new regime.