Yields new insights by connecting Cold War counter-hegemonic writings in English and French by intellectuals of the African diaspora
Uses comparative narratives to explore the dualism between marginalization and the desire for roots within a rooted identity
London, Paris, Constantinople, Athens, Cairo and Jerusalem in the 1850s—as seen through the eyes of a former slave
A compelling and intricate novel of emigration and the effects of colonialism on a people
An examination of the effects of colonialism on those who are held in check
An autobiographical novel of race and class by one of the leading Black writers of the 20th century