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The Emigrants (Lamming novel)

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168:, described as "an elaborately conceived novel, dense with dynamic characters and evocative details" that "focuses initially on the emigrant journey, then on the settling-in process. The journey by sea and subsequent attempts at resettlement provide the fictional framework for Lamming's exploration of the alienation and displacement caused by colonialism." 29: 182:
in 1955: "There is much that is individual here -- the evoking of mood, the power in presenting characters separately in a group; there is also much evidence of Joycean and Existentialist fraternity which may eventually merge into the author's thought and style less obtrusively. Perhaps the ambiguity
146:, following the life of the same protagonist as he travels from Barbados to England in search of better prospects and opportunities. Lamming "experimented with the form of the novel as he sought to portray an original historical experience: the immigration of Caribbean peoples to Britain." 183:
which filters through the book is necessary to the sense of groping, almost a wooziness, which encircles the reader. A book of serious intent."
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Robinette, Nicholas (January 2014). "The Form of Emergence: George Lamming's The Emigrants".
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The Scientific Journal of Cihan University– Sulaimaniya
327: 140:, a sequel to his debut autobiographical book 27: 257: 261:Realism, Form and the Postcolonial Novel 223: 164:, and was subsequently published by the 328: 136:is a 1954 novel by Barbadian writer 13: 14: 362: 200:"The Emigrants by George Lamming" 152:was first published in London by 224:Mohammed, Dlnya Abdalla (2021). 293:. University of Michigan Press. 297: 283: 251: 217: 192: 1: 186: 160:. It was reissued in 1980 by 171: 166:University of Michigan Press 156:and in the United States by 16:1954 novel by George Lamming 7: 10: 367: 124:Of Age and Innocence  119: 106: 98: 90: 80: 70: 60: 52: 42: 26: 143:In the Castle of My Skin 112:In the Castle of My Skin 346:Autobiographical novels 341:Allison and Busby books 270:10.1057/9781137451323_2 351:Michael Joseph books 204:The British Library 65:Coming-of-age novel 23: 264:. pp. 12–32. 21: 162:Allison and Busby 129: 128: 91:Publication place 358: 321: 320: 318: 316: 301: 295: 294: 287: 281: 280: 278: 276: 255: 249: 248: 246: 244: 221: 215: 214: 212: 210: 196: 120:Followed by 107:Preceded by 82:Publication date 31: 24: 20: 366: 365: 361: 360: 359: 357: 356: 355: 326: 325: 324: 314: 312: 305:"The Emigrants" 303: 302: 298: 291:"The Emigrants" 289: 288: 284: 274: 272: 256: 252: 242: 240: 238:10.25098/5.2.20 222: 218: 208: 206: 198: 197: 193: 189: 174: 99:Media type 83: 38: 33:Title page for 17: 12: 11: 5: 364: 354: 353: 348: 343: 338: 323: 322: 311:. 1 April 1955 296: 282: 250: 216: 190: 188: 185: 179:Kirkus Reviews 173: 170: 154:Michael Joseph 150:The Emigrants 138:George Lamming 127: 126: 121: 117: 116: 108: 104: 103: 100: 96: 95: 94:United Kingdom 92: 88: 87: 84: 81: 78: 77: 75:Michael Joseph 72: 68: 67: 62: 58: 57: 54: 50: 49: 47:George Lamming 44: 40: 39: 32: 22:The Emigrants 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 363: 352: 349: 347: 344: 342: 339: 337: 334: 333: 331: 310: 306: 300: 292: 286: 271: 267: 263: 262: 254: 239: 235: 231: 227: 220: 205: 201: 195: 191: 184: 181: 180: 176:According to 169: 167: 163: 159: 155: 151: 147: 145: 144: 139: 135: 134: 133:The Emigrants 125: 122: 118: 115: 113: 109: 105: 101: 97: 93: 89: 85: 79: 76: 73: 69: 66: 63: 59: 55: 51: 48: 45: 41: 36: 35:The Emigrants 30: 25: 19: 313:. Retrieved 308: 299: 285: 273:. Retrieved 260: 253: 241:. Retrieved 229: 219: 207:. Retrieved 194: 177: 175: 149: 148: 141: 132: 131: 130: 123: 110: 34: 18: 336:1954 novels 158:McGraw Hill 330:Categories 187:References 172:Reception 71:Publisher 315:26 March 275:26 March 243:26 March 209:26 March 53:Language 61:Subject 56:English 309:Kirkus 114:  43:Author 37:(1954) 102:Print 317:2022 277:2022 245:2022 211:2022 86:1954 266:doi 234:doi 332:: 307:. 232:. 228:. 202:. 319:. 279:. 268:: 247:. 236:: 213:.

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George Lamming
Coming-of-age novel
Michael Joseph
In the Castle of My Skin
George Lamming
In the Castle of My Skin
Michael Joseph
McGraw Hill
Allison and Busby
University of Michigan Press
Kirkus Reviews
"The Emigrants by George Lamming"
The British Library
"Cultural Hybridity and Racial Identity in George Lamming's The Emigrants"
doi
10.25098/5.2.20
Realism, Form and the Postcolonial Novel
doi
10.1057/9781137451323_2
"The Emigrants"
"The Emigrants"
Categories
1954 novels
Allison and Busby books
Autobiographical novels
Michael Joseph books

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