{"product_id":"9781035006335-time-come","title":"Time Come","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSelected Prose\u003cbr\u003eA dynamic selection of Linton Kwesi Johnson’s most powerful prose writings, brought together for the first time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Key to understanding Black British history’\u003c\/b\u003e – \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Sharp and still relevant’\u003c\/b\u003e – Zadie Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of the great poets of modern times, and a deeply respected political and cultural activist and social critic, Linton Kwesi Johnson is also a prolific writer of non-fiction. In \u003ci\u003eTime Come\u003c\/i\u003e, he selects some of his most powerful prose – book and music reviews published in newspapers and magazines, lectures, obituaries and speeches – for the first time. Written over many decades, these works draw on Johnson’s own Jamaican roots and on Caribbean history to explore the politics of race that continue to inform the Black British experience.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRanging from reflections on the place of music in Caribbean and Black British culture as a creative, defiant response to oppression, to penetrating appraisals of novels, films, poems and plays, and including warm tributes paid to the activists and artists who inspired him to contribute to the struggle for racial equality and social justice, \u003ci\u003eTime Come\u003c\/i\u003e is a panorama of an exceptional life. Venturing into memoir, it underscores Johnson’s enduring importance in Britain’s cultural history and reminds us of his brilliant, unparalleled legacy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith an introduction by Paul Gilroy, author of \u003ci\u003eThere Ain’t No Black in the Union Jack\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘A mosaic of wise, urgent and moving pieces’\u003c\/b\u003e – Kit de Waal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘As necessary as ever’ – \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘A book to be savoured and re-read’\u003c\/b\u003e – Derek Owusu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘An outstanding collection’ – \u003c\/b\u003eCaryl Phillips\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘A necessary book from a writer who continues to inspire’\u003c\/b\u003e – Yomi Sode\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Incisive, engaging, fearless’ – \u003c\/b\u003eGary Younge\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41593330466913,"sku":"9781035006335","price":8.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_29844584.jpg?v=1725789888","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781035006335-time-come","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}