Sam Selvon's Moses Ascending depicts West Indian Immigration in England. Moses, a Trinidadian who has been in England for some years now represents immigrants who come from all corners of the world to seek a better life. Like many immigrants he is hard-working. After years of living in a dingy basement he saves up enough money to buy a house. Moses calls this his dream house in the beginning of the book but later on he realizes that the house is a piece of garbage.
- ISBN
9780141189314
- Published
- March 27th 2008 by Penguin Books Ltd
- Category
- Modern Fiction
- Number of pages
- 208
- County of origin
- UNITED KINGDOM
- Dimensions
- 198 x 129