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‘The unforgettable picaresque . . . a vernacular comedy of pathos.’<\/i> \u2014 The Guardian<\/p>\n

In the hopeful aftermath of war they flocked to the Mother Country\u2014West Indians in search of a prosperous future in the ‘glitter-city’.
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