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Literary Fiction · DarkTwo expatriates drive through an unnamed African country on the edge of civil war
In a Free State
1971256 pagesModerate readSteady pace
★ Booker Prize, 1971
Displaced people in a changing postcolonial world
In a Free State is made up of a framing narrative and three linked stories about people who have left their homelands. The title story follows two expatriates on a long drive through an unnamed African country that is on the verge of civil conflict. It won the Booker Prize in 1971.
More about this book
Who
Expatriates, servants and travellers away from their native countries.
World
Africa, England, the Caribbean and the United States, as seen by travellers.
What makes it different
A novel built from a frame and three linked stories rather than a single plot.
Feel
Cool and precise.
Page count and cover shown for: Selected edition
Further reading
- In a Free StateWikipedia