The Housing Lark

by Sam Selvon

Book Overview

The humorous yet poignant novel of West Indian migrant life in London that adds an iconic voice to the growing Caribbean canon

A Penguin Classic

Set in London in the 1960's, when the UK encouraged its Commonwealth citizens to emigrate as a result of the post-war labor shortage, The Housing Lark explores the Caribbean migrant experience in the "Mother Country" by following a group of friends as they attempt to buy a home...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0143133969
• ISBN13: 9780143133964
• Release Date: January 2020
• Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.0" x 7.7"