[Item #21060] Souls in the Wilderness. J. Ashton BRATHWAITE.

Souls in the Wilderness

Toronto: 21st Century Book, 1970. First Edition. First printing. 12mo (16cm); picorial card wrappers; 80pp. Fresh, fine copy, free of markings or wear.

Brathwaite, a Barbadian immigrant to Brixton and East London, describes his encounters with white racism, both direct and systemic, culminating in his radicalization and adoption of militant Black nationalism. Sequel to his "A Black British Soldier," published a year earlier. A remarkable account of Black immigrant life in urban London, much of it written in West Indian patois. Somewhat uncommon, especially so in fine condition.

Price: $75.00

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