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Britons through Negro Spectacles
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  • Published: 20 February 2022
  • ISBN: 9780241559741
  • Imprint: Hamish Hamilton
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 192
  • RRP: $29.99
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Britons through Negro Spectacles

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A riotous, witty travelogue documenting the authors' experiences in Britain in the early 1900s, from an African perspective

In Britons Through Negro Spectacles Merriman-Labor takes us on a joyous, intoxicating tour of London at the turn of the 20th century. Slyly subverting the colonial gaze usually placed on Africa, he introduces us to the citizens, culture and customs of Britain with a mischievous glint in his eye. This incredible work of social commentary feels a century ahead of its time, and provides unique insights into the intersection between empire, race and community at this important moment in history.

  • Published: 20 February 2022
  • ISBN: 9780241559741
  • Imprint: Hamish Hamilton
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 192
  • RRP: $29.99
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Praise for Britons through Negro Spectacles

Merriman-Labor was clearly way ahead of his time with this razor-sharp satire, with many of his observations both painfully accurate and not entirely without humour

Buzz Magazine

A.B.C. Merriman-Labor [is] a pioneer of West African literature who speaks truth to power using irony and wit

The Sierra Leone Telegraph

Fascinating . . . A jaunty travelogue set in London at the turn of the twentieth century . . . inverts a colonial gaze to subvert the culture and customs of Britain with wit, pastiche, satire and social commentary

Wasafiri