The Late Emancipation of Jerry Stover
By Andrew Salkey
A ground-breaking novel about the social, political, and spiritual tensions of 1960s Jamaica.
Jerry Stover is a 21-year-old rebel without a cause living in 1960s Jamaica – a freshly independent nation. Stifled by his ‘respectable’ job and middle-class family, he seeks inspiration in political and literary dabbling, and a debauched social life, with limited success.
That is, until he meets the Rastafarians. They seem to offer Jerry emancipation from his apathy and a shot at the peace he craves. But will he take the opportunity? And if he does, will it finally make him a free man in free country?
First published in 1968, The Late Emancipation of Jerry Stover is an important book. It’s a novel that captures a nation in transition and a generation struggling to build its identity in a post-colonial world. And it’s a must-read for anyone interested in Caribbean literature and history.
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