NH Exile has been a formative experience for so many Caribbean writers—George Lamming, V.S. Naipaul, Samuel Selvon. You too moved to England at a fairly young age. How does exile from the Caribbean figure in your work?LS I don’t see myself as being in exile. I am a fortunate traveller. My most recent short story collection Leaving by Plane, Swimming Back Underwater (2015) is held together by the themes of leaving and returning; at times harsh, at times embracing." Explore Caribbean authors!

Posted by Caribbean InTransit at 2021-12-01 19:53:57 UTC