In the Castle of My Skin

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:novel
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sons_of_Kemet
gptkbp:adaptation none known
not adapted into film
gptkbp:author gptkb:George_Lamming
gptkbp:available_formats gptkb:printer
gptkb:book
ebook
gptkbp:awards none known
gptkbp:character_development family influence
G. Lamming's growth
community's role
gptkbp:conflict personal vs societal
individual vs colonial power
gptkbp:critical_reception well-received
gptkbp:cultural_impact Caribbean culture
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:The_Emigrants
gptkbp:genre coming-of-age
gptkbp:historical_context British colonial rule
independence movements
post-war Caribbean
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label In the Castle of My Skin
gptkbp:influenced_artists gptkb:Derek_Walcott
gptkb:V._S._Naipaul
gptkb:Edwidge_Danticat
gptkbp:influences Caribbean literature
postcolonial literature
gptkbp:is_critical_for examines class dynamics
explores colonial impact
discusses identity formation
gptkbp:isbn 978-0-14-303973-0
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:main_character gptkb:G._Lamming
gptkbp:motif gptkb:Magic:_The_Gathering_set
gptkb:Community_Center
childhood
gptkbp:narrative_style realism
first-person
gptkbp:page_count 256
gptkbp:published_by 1953
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Penguin_Books
gptkbp:reader_demographic academic interest
studied in literature courses
popular among Caribbean readers
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Basketball_Player
gptkbp:symbolism the castle
the skin
gptkbp:themes gptkb:TV_series
gptkb:Monarch
class struggle
gptkbp:year gptkb:20th_century