Natives of My Person
$24.64
- Paperback
432 pages
- Release Date
20 October 2026
Summary
A profound exploration of colonialism, from one of the Caribbean’s most powerful literary voices.
A powerful reimagining of the age of European exploration, Natives of My Person tells the story of a nameless Commandant who sets sail under imperial orders—somewhere between the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries—to locate the fabled island of San Cristobal, a place shrouded in myth and promise. But this is no ordinary voyage. As the expedition unfolds, it becomes a mirror of th…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241829479 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 024182947X |
| Author: | George Lamming |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 432 |
| Release Date: | 20 October 2026 |
| Weight: | 300g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 131mm x 19mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
One of the great political novels in modern ‘colonial’ literature – Ngugi wa Thiong’o
Natives of My Person’ is undoubtedly George Lamming’s finest novel. It succeeds in illuminating new areas of darkness in the colonial past that the colonizer has so far not dealt with, and in this sense it is a profoundly revolutionary and original work… George Lamming is not so much a novelist as a chronicler of secret journeys to the innermost regions of the West Indian psyche – Jan Carew * New York Times *
About The Author
George Lamming
George Lamming was a Barbados-born novelist, essayist, and poet. He taught at universities around the world, including posts of Distinguished Visiting Professor at Duke University and Visiting Professor at Brown University.
His books include:
- In the Castle of My Skin (1953)
- The Emigrants (1954)
- Of Age and Innocence (1958)
- The Pleasures of Exile (1960)
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