No writer tells such authoritative and compelling stories of life as it is lived among black West Indians in our big cities as Austin Clarke. His language is rich, his rhythms true to the talk on the streets, his sympathetic ear to the plight of the urban displaced is moving. Austin Clarke is one of the singular and most significant writers of our time and place.<\/p>\n

Austin Clarke is one of the significant writers of our time and place, a writer who tells compelling stories of life as it is lived among the displaced in our big cities, particularly West Indians.<\/p>\n

These eight stories, following on the success of his collection In This City<\/em>, are marked by a singular richness of language, by rhythms true to the talk on the streets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This book was re-released as part of the Exile Classics Series (Book Four).<\/p>\n

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