lsquoKey to understanding Black British historyrsquo ndash The Sunday TimeslsquoSharp and still relevantrsquo ndash Zadie SmithOne of the great poets of modern times, and a deeply respected political and cultural activist and social critic, Linton Kwesi Johnson is also a prolific writer of nonfiction. In Time Come, he selects some of his most powerful prose ndash book and music reviews published in newspapers and magazines, lectures, obituaries and speeches ndash for the first time. Written over many decades, these works draw on Johnsonrsquos own Jamaican roots and on Caribbean history to explore the politics of race that continue to inform the Black British experience.Ranging from reflections on the place of music in Caribbean and Black British culture as a creative, defiant response to oppression, to penetrating appraisals of novels, films, poems and plays, and including warm tributes paid to the activists and artists who inspired him to contribute to the struggle for racial equality and social justice, Time Come is a panorama of an exceptional life. Venturing into memoir, it underscores Johnsonrsquos enduring importance in Britainrsquos cultural history and reminds us of his brilliant, unparalleled legacy.With an introduction by Paul Gilroy, author of There Ainrsquot No Black in the Union Jack.lsquoA mosaic of wise, urgent and moving piecesrsquo ndash Kit de WaallsquoAs necessary as everrsquo ndash The ObserverlsquoA book to be savoured and rereadrsquo ndash Derek...

Binding: Paperback;304 pages; Publisher: Macmillan Publishers Int Ltd - MDL; Classification: BGFA; Weight: 420 g; Dimensions: 196 x 130 x 25

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