Caryl Phillips Another Man in the Street Hardback Book

The powerful and evocative story of a young West Indian mans search for home in 1960s London by the multiawardwinning author dubbed one of the literary giants of our time (New York Times)A Guardian book to look forward to in 2025A masterful stylist writing at the top of his powers Anthony JosephAn engrossing, artfully constructed chronicle of lives tragically unfulfilled Mail on SundayA remarkable achievement Washington PostA moving, accomplished study of the vulnerabilities carried and concealed by human beings on their journeys throughout the world Financial TimesIn the early Sixties, Victor Lucky Johnson arrives in London from St Kitts, with dreams of becoming a journalist. Lucky soon finds work first at an Irish pub in Notting Hill then as a rent collector for an unscrupulous slum landlord Peter Feldman. Shadowing Lucky from his early struggles in London to the present day, Caryl Phillips paints a striking portrait of a flawed but vividly alive man grappling with the lifelong disillusionments of exile and the uniquely complicated identity of the Windrush generation. Another Man in the Street is an unforgettable story of loss, displacement, belonging, and the triumph of Black resilience epic in scope and yet profoundly intimate and a radical and timely portrait of immigrant London. Praise for Caryl PhillipsOne of Britains preeminent writers GuardianOne of the literary giants of our time New York TimesPhillips is a linguistic and cultural virtuoso The Times | Caryl Phillips Another Man in the Street Hardback Book