Summary

Roland is at the after-party on the opening night of Amma's play at The National. It was wonderful and has already received a five-star review online from a notoriously tough critic. Unlike Amma, Roland decided to align himself with the establishment a long time ago, a choice to which he attributes much of his success. The play is groundbreaking, though Roland has many intellectualized ideas on how it could be improved, which he articulates at the party. Roland is not ashamed of being a metropolitan elite, though he doesn't like to engage with race in his television appearances or debates. Roland rejects the idea that he has to represent his entire race and "bemoans the fact that black people in Britain are still defined by their colour" (Loc 5439). Yazz is the reason why he began taking his work seriously and wrote his first book...