Many of his novels deal with the social and political problems facing his country, including the difficulty of the post-colonial legacy.

legacy 是名词，来自拉丁语 legatus（遗产、遗赠物），指"前人留下的东西"或"历史遗留问题"。 post-colonial 是由前缀 post-（表示"之后"）和 colonial（殖民的）组成的复合形容词，字面意思是"殖民时期之后的"。 post-colonial legacy 指"殖民统治结束后遗留下来的社会、政治或经济问题"，通常带有负面含义。