The State Of Independence

Download or read book A State of Independence written by Caryl Phillips and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bertram Francis is a British West Indian who has spent the last twenty years away from the Caribbean. Now Independence is looming and he is going back to see the end of colonial rule. But the visit is not the nostalgic homecoming he expected and he finds himself an outsider in a place he thought was home. 'Caryl Phillips has proved himself among the best and most productive writers of his generation.' New York Times