In the Seldom Found Wrapper

Selvon, Samuel ~ Turn Again Tiger

First UK Printing : MacGibbon & Kee, London : 1958

The First UK Printing published by MacGibbon & Kee, London in 1958. 8vo., black boards, with backstrip lettered in gilt; together in the striking wrapper featuring a design by John Holness; The BOOK is in Very Good++ or better condition with slight pushing to the spine ends; lightly spotted and offset to endpapers and text-block; else a tight, lovely copy. The WRAPPER is in Very Good++ condition. Some mild rubbing to the edges and some light toning along the spine, otherwise it is an excellent example; very slight sunning and light scuffing to the head and foot resulting in very minimal loss. The wrapper is protected in a removable Brodart archival cover. Selvon is perhaps most famous for The Lonely Londoners, which was praised for its use of creolised English for narrative as well as dialogue. Turn Again Tiger was the sequel to his first novel A Brighter Sun, and continues the story of the title character, Tiger, and his wife Urmilla, young Trinidadians struggling to forge a life for themselves away from traditional Indian values. While the first work describes East Indians and Creoles in Trinidad, the second follows the protagonist on a journey to his homeland. For his contributions to Literature, Selvon received two Guggenheim Fellowships,an honorary doctorate from Warwick University, and honorary DLitt degree from the University of the West Indies. In 1969 he was awarded the Trinidad & Tobago Hummingbird Medal Gold for Literature, and in 1994 he was posthumously given the Chaconia Medal Gold for Literature. In 2012 he was honoured with a NALIS Lifetime Achievement Literary Award for his contributions to Trinidad and Tobago's literature. A scarce title in the seldom found wrapper.

BINDING: Hardcover
CONDITION: Very Good++
JACKET: Very Good++