Natives of My Person (Masterplots II: African American Literature Series)
At a glance:
- Author: George Lamming
- First Published: 1972
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Historical realism
- Time of Work: The sixteenth century
- Setting: The west coast of Africa and the Caribbean
- Principal Characters: The Commandant, Pinteados, Sasha, The Boatswain, Baptiste
- Genres: Long fiction, Historical fiction, Adventure
- Subjects: Africa or Africans, Caribbean, Power, personal or social, Politics, Murder or homicide, Slavery or slaves, Middle Passage, Islands, Ships, Ethics, Corruption, Capitalism, Government, Military life or service, Sixteenth century
- Locales: Africa, Caribbean
The Novel
Although Natives of My Person has a historical setting and deals with the voyage of the Reconnaissance, a vessel ostensibly engaged in the slave trade, a specific historical phenomenon, it is only partly accurate to describe it as a work of historical realism. Its realist component is not to be found in its fidelity to period costume, living conditions, or similar revealing detail. Instead of the veneer of verisimilitude that such usages provide, the novel locates its realism in the way in which it elaborately recapitulates an outlook.
In order to...
[The entire page is 2777 words long]
Join eNotes
Over 3,500 study guides, question and answer forums, literature criticism, reference content, and much more!
Navigate
See Also
