num_pages: 155
description: Battersby, the hero of Selvon's fifth novel, is a West Indian exile in London who encounters both hardships and amusing situations in his search for adequate and reasonably priced shelter. In Housing Lark Selvon explores the plight of the West Indian in the "Mother Country," and the exiles' interactions with English women, the British in general, and each other.
language: English
title: Housing Lark: A Novel
titlecomplete: Housing Lark: A Novel
genres: Fiction, 20th Century, Classics, British Literature, Modern Classics, Historical Fiction, Literature, Novels
ratings_count: 348
publisher: Three Continents Pr