Beyond A Boundary (English Edition)

I ordered this book on the strength of a blog post by Kenan Malik. I'm not a huge fan of cricket and reading this book was sometimes like reading a Patrick O'Brien novel (a lot of jargon) but it did not interfere with my enjoyment of the book. Though it did make me somewhat jealous of the affection, the knowledge and the passion, the author had for the game of cricket. It's difficult to say exactly what this book is about as it is parts autobiography, biography, paean to the game of cricket, a treatise on art, a social history of England, Trinidad & Tobago, an introduction to a national awakening and flowering, a literary review, a philosophical commentary, a window into the gradations of racism, the degradations caused by racism and the sun setting on an imperial power. I've never had the pleasure of reading something so eclectic and yet so informative.