In the Castle of My Skin
novel by Lamming
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In the Castle of My Skin is the debut novel by George Lamming, published in 1953. This autobiographical bildungsroman is set in the Caribbean during the 1930s and 1940s, a period marked by rising nationalism in British colonies. The novel explores themes of decolonization and reconstruction within Caribbean nations. It is considered a significant work within Caribbean literature, which began to develop a distinctive literary form in the 1920s, moving away from European models to embrace local identity and culture.12
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