When He Was Free and Young and He Used to Wear Silks

by Austin Clarke

Book Overview

Originally issued in 1971, Austin Clarke's first published collection of eleven remarkable stories showcases his groundbreaking approach to chronicling the Caribbean diaspora experience in Canada. Characters move through the mire of working life, of establishing a home for themselves, of reconciling with what and who they left behind -- all the while contending with a place in which their bone-chilling reception is both social and atmospheric...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1487008422
• ISBN13: 9781487008420
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: A List
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.4"