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in the Castle of My Skin - Mass Market Paperback – January 1, 1970

by George Lamming (Author)
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 163 ratings
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"Two worlds collide in this lyrical autobiographical novel that evokes the coming-of-age of a Barbadian boy in his dying primitive culture where the price of 'progress' is pain and alienation."
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  1. Print length
    341 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    New York: Collier
  4. Publication date
    January 1, 1970
  5. ISBN-10
    0472094688
  6. ISBN-13
    978-0472094684
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0014SOJTA
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ New York: Collier; First Edition (January 1, 1970)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Mass Market Paperback ‏ : ‎ 341 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0472094688
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0472094684
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4.15 pounds
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 163 ratings

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5.0 out of 5 stars Rare important book Not in libraries
Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2023
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5.0 out of 5 stars A good book about Caribbean life in the early to mid 20th century
Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2019
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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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Lisa Hope
4.0 out of 5 stars Nice Book
Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2013
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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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A. Harding
5.0 out of 5 stars Real life was like this...
Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2015
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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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Nekada Williams
5.0 out of 5 stars Must buy
Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2018
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Kristen
3.0 out of 5 stars An Educating Read
Reviewed in the United States on September 15, 2019
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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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Troy A.
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2016
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Loved it.
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Jasmine Small
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
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5.0 out of 5 stars 👍
Reviewed in Canada on October 30, 2023
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Valentina M.
5.0 out of 5 stars Un bel romanzo
Reviewed in Italy on May 29, 2016
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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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c m thompson
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 26, 2015
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A masterpiece of writing - I am reading all his work now.
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Sharon Dorival
5.0 out of 5 stars Great historical read
Reviewed in Canada on August 25, 2019
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T. Gow
4.0 out of 5 stars A classic
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 17, 2018
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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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