David Dabydeen je kritik, spisovateľ, prozaik a akademik narodený v Guyane. Jeho dielo, ktoré zahŕňa romány, poéziu aj nefikčnú literatúru, sa často zameriava na historické a kultúrne stretávania, najmä v kontexte karibskej diaspóry. Dabydeen skúma témy identity, kolonializmu a rasových vzťahov s prenikavým pohľadom a jedinečným literárnym štýlom. Jeho tvorba, často inšpirovaná historickými udalosťami a umeleckými dielami, spochybňuje tradičné naratívy a ponúka komplexný pohľad na zložité sociálne dynamiky.
Extracts from the work of 19 Afro-British, Black American, and Caribbean writers who spent time in Britain during the period. They are drawn from autobiographies, slave narratives, unpublished letters, oral accounts, and public records. Includes a general introduction and an introduction to each writer.
Exploring rites of passage in London's Asian community, this semiautobiographical novel follows a young Indo-Guyanese narrator from his South American village to Great Britain. With determination and self-discipline he seizes opportunities of education and upward mobility, but struggles to keep his cultural identity alive through memories of his childhood. This sophisticated postcolonial text links language and character to reveal the social divisions, educational obstacles, and self-exploration of a struggling foreigner in the mid-20th century.
Die Sphären der guyanesischen beziehungsweise englischen Territorien mit ihren Wertesystemen werden auf teils assoziative, teils chronologisch berichtende Weise miteinander verbunden, so daß ein dichtes, realistisches und poetisches Beziehungsgeflecht entsteht.