| Title | : | An Island Is a World |
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| ISBN | : | 0920661343 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9780920661345 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 264 |
| Publication | : | First published January 1, 1993 |
In the postwar Caribbean colony of Trinidad, as an earlier generation thinks of returning to India, Foster, a young man, goes to England and Rufus, his brother, leaves for the United States, each in search of himself and his world. Combining his characteristic humour with a vivid sense of place, Selvon, tells a moving story of personal and intellectual quest for our time. "A lyrical, moving writer."
An Island Is a World Reviews
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The novel which elaborates Selvon's philosophy best (don't get too excited, it's only a rather mundane call for equality and worryingly, mimicry). The writing in the first half of this book is particularly terrible. Not only is the style throughout stiflingly fake but I think he also forgets to use pronouns.
