{"product_id":"natives-of-my-person-9780241829479","title":"Natives of My Person","description":"\u003cp\u003eA profound exploration of colonialism, from one of the Caribbean’s most powerful literary voices\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A novel which adds a new dimension to contemporary fiction ... Natives of My Person is above all the story of a voyage … a voyage which as in The Odyssey and Moby Dick penetrates into the very depths of a civilization’ C. L. R. James\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the age of empire, the good ship Reconnaissance sets sail under its murderous Commandant. Yet this is no ordinary expedition for gold and plunder. It is a mission to create a new world in the virgin territories of San Cristobal, a fabled island shrouded in myth and promise. As the perilous voyage unfolds, however, it becomes a mirror of the colonial mind: avaricious, brutish, haunted by death and madness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith poetic intensity and philosophical depth, this is a novel that journeys far beyond the seas it charts. Through shifting perspectives and a richly layered narrative, Lamming unearths the deep scars of conquest and the personal and political dimensions of empire – its delusions, its violence, and the haunting legacy it leaves behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘One of the great political novels in modern “colonial” literature’ Ngugi wa Thiong’o\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: George Lamming\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eClassic fiction (pre c 1945), Historical fiction, Fiction: special features, Colonialism \u0026amp; imperialism\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 14 Jul 2026 by Penguin Books Ltd.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"George Lamming","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57320517861754,"sku":"9780241829479","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0373\/4125\/files\/9780241829479.jpg?v=1790656057","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.co.uk\/products\/natives-of-my-person-9780241829479","provider":"Belfast Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}