Beyond a Boundary - C.L.R. James

Named one of the Top 50 Sports Books of All Time by Sports Illustrated.

"Beyond a Boundary is . . . first and foremost an autobiography of a living legend—probably the greatest social theorist of our times." — Manning Marable, Journal of Sport & Social Issues

“Though praised as a cricket narrative, Beyond a Boundary is much more than that. It's a coming-of-age tale set in colonial Trinidad in the early 1900s, and yet much more. In it, James ventures far and wide, casting a critical eye on politics, race, culture and class - all through the prism of cricket. After all, James believed cricket had intrinsic value. It wasn't merely a sport, it mirrored life, the cricket pitch a microcosm of society. . . . James' observations, abetted by elegant prose, make Beyond a Boundary a delightful read. . . .” — Curtis Walcott, Virgin Islands Daily News

About the Author:

C. L. R. James (1901–89), a Trinidadian historian, political activist, and prolific writer, was one of the twentieth century's most important intellectuals. He is the author of a renowned study of the Haitian Revolution, The Black Jacobins (1938), and a play, Toussaint Louverture: The Story of the Only Successful Slave Revolt in History (1934), which is published by Duke University Press.