Description
In postwar Trinidad, where old certainties are loosening and families debate what “home” should mean, a young man sets out for England while his brother, Rufus, heads for the United States. Each journey becomes a personal and intellectual quest—less about distance than about identity—testing what can be carried across oceans and what must be remade in new worlds. Through their contrasting paths, the novel captures the tensions of migration, belonging, and cultural inheritance in a Caribbean society shaped by colonial history. With Samuel Selvon’s distinctive, humane storytelling and sharp ear for voice and atmosphere, the book turns travel into a profound meditation on how an island—and the people who live on it—can contain an entire universe.
Available Editions
paperback
TSAR
Published Jan 1, 1993
237 pages
ISBN: 0920661343
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Details
First Published
1955
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for An Island Is a World by Samuel Selvon.