Description
Returning to the life he once fled, Moses Aloetta finds himself pulled from the loneliness of London back toward the familiar rhythms of his home country, Trinidad. In this third installment of Samuel Selvon’s immigrant trilogy, Selvon follows Moses through a re-encounter with native land that is at once tender and sharply ironic, revealing how belonging can feel complicated after displacement. The novel traces the emotional arc of hope curdling into hopelessness—reflecting the experiences of countless migrants whose dreams are tested by distance, time, and changing realities. With Selvon’s characteristic delicacy of touch and humane insight, the story blends personal longing with a wider meditation on identity, return, and what it means to begin again.
Available Editions
paperback
Three Continents Press
Published Jan 1, 1992
201 pages
ISBN: 0894107143
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Details
First Published
1983
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Moses Migrating by Samuel Selvon.