George Lamming
George Lamming is a celebrated Barbadian novelist and essayist, known for his influential works that address themes of identity, colonialism, and the Caribbean experience. He was instrumental in the Caribbean literary scene and played a pivotal role in commemorating Guyana's independence through special publications, including a significant issue of the journal 'New World' that highlighted the political and social landscape of Guyana during this transformative period.
Born on Jun 08, 1927 (98 years old)
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Kenya:
Yet we have perfected our place in the world as what V. S. Naipaul calls mimic men, the kind of people Caribbean writer George Lamming portrays in In the Castle of My Skin.
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Guyana:
The late Barbadian writer George Lamming described the Caribbean as existing within a state of 'imperial encirclement'.
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Guyana:
George Lamming is a noted Caribbean writer mentioned in the context of the Banyan Archives.
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Guyana:
George Lamming wrote that Singh sought through every edition of Caribbean Contact to forge in his readers a consciousness which would make every one of us feel that the Region was his home.
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Guyana:
George Lamming is recognized for his contribution to humanism in the Caribbean.
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Jamaica:
George Lamming is a Barbadian novelist and essayist who inspired Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o.
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Sweden:
George Lamming is mentioned as a Caribbean author who influenced Ngugi wa Thiong'o.
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Guyana:
George Lamming, the Barbadian writer, wrote to Robert Hill about a special expanded issue of New World to commemorate Guyana’s independence.
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