{"product_id":"natives-of-my-person-george-lamming-9780241829479","title":"Natives of My Person","description":"A profound exploration of colonialism, from one of the Caribbean’s most powerful literary voices‘A novel which adds a new dimension to contemporary fiction ... Natives of My Person is above all the story of a voyage … a voyage which as in The Odyssey and Moby Dick penetrates into the very depths of a civilization’ C. L. R. JamesIn the age of empire, the good ship Reconnaissance sets sail under its murderous Commandant. Yet this is no ordinary expedition for gold and plunder. It is a mission to create a new world in the virgin territories of San Cristobal, a fabled island shrouded in myth and promise. As the perilous voyage unfolds, however, it becomes a mirror of the colonial mind: avaricious, brutish, haunted by death and madness.   With poetic intensity and philosophical depth, this is a novel that journeys far beyond the seas it charts. Through shifting perspectives and a richly layered narrative, Lamming unearths the deep scars of conquest and the personal and political dimensions of empire – its delusions, its violence, and the haunting legacy it leaves behind.   ‘One of the great political novels in modern “colonial” literature’ Ngugi wa Thiong’o","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51979897471264,"sku":"9780241829479","price":11.04,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/2812\/7264\/files\/9780241829479_3046518.jpg?v=1784006678","url":"https:\/\/bookcorner.com\/products\/natives-of-my-person-george-lamming-9780241829479","provider":"The Book Corner","version":"1.0","type":"link"}