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Derek Walcott (Caribbean Biography Series) by Edward Baugh is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Derek Walcott (Caribbean Biography Series) about?

This succinct account the life of Nobel laureate Derek Walcott focuses on his development as poet, playwright and man of the theatre: director, producer, teacher. Friends and colleagues who figured in his career are recalled. The importance of his native St Lucia and family influences in the shaping of his creativity and his view of the world are highlighted, as these evolved in synergy with his receptivity to the poetry and theatre of the wider world. In this evolution, the tensions and complex nuances of the concept “home” are seen as an informing factor. The story points to Walcott’s seminal contribution to the emergence of Caribbean literature, with his response to the region’s colonial history as a central factor.

Who reads Derek Walcott (Caribbean Biography Series)?

Author

Edward Baugh

Publisher

The University of the West Indies Press, UWIPRESS

Published

2017

Language

EN

ISBN

9789766406462

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Memoir, History

Updated

2026-03-24