Die the Long Day

When Die the Long Day was first published in 1972, it was immediately recognised as a novel that speaks not only to Jamaica’ s history of slavery but also to its modern condition. Then Prime Minister Michael Manley described its psychological insight as illuminating “ our present condition,” arguing that it dissected historical roots with unusual subtlety. The novel’ s relevance has continued into contemporary debates on slavery and reparations, with scholar David Scott calling it “ a philo...