# A State of Independence

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- Book: [A State of Independence](https://www.bookquiver.com/caryl-phillips/a-state-of-independence) ([A State of Independence.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/caryl-phillips/a-state-of-independence.md))
- Authors: [Caryl Phillips](https://www.bookquiver.com/caryl-phillips)
- Publisher: Vintage
- ISBN: 978-06-7975-930-0
- Pages: 160
- Published: 1995-01-15
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

Phillips examines the transitions of a Caribbean nation from colonialism to a dubious state of independence through the experiences of Bertram Francis, a young man who leaves St. Kitts at the age of thirteen...