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Book SynopsisEric Walrond is one of the great underexamined figures of the Harlem Renaissance and the Caribbean diaspora.
In Search of Asylum compiles Walrond's European journalism and later fiction. Louis Parascandola and Carl Wade have assembled a collection that at last fills in the biographical gaps in Walrond's life.
Trade ReviewA substantial step forward for black diaspora and black transnational literary studies."" - Gary Edward Holcomb, author of
Claude McKay, Code Name Sasha ""Fills a significant void in our understanding of the life and literary career of Eric Walrond. By collecting, for the first time, the writings Walrond produced following his departure from the U.S. in 1928, Parascandola and Wade have done scholars a rich service."" - Heather Hathaway, author of
Caribbean Waves
