DEREK WALCOTT.
A biography of Derek Walcott, a West Indies poet and writer, is presented. He was born on January 23, 1930 in Castries, St. Lucia and studied at St. Mary's College and at the University of the West Indies. He became a teacher and lecturer at universities in America and schools in the Caribbean after...
| Publicado en: | Giants in Their Field: An Introduction to the Nobel Prizes in Literature pp. 479 - 482 |
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| Formato: | Biography |
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Digitalia Publishing Corp.
1993
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| Sumario: | A biography of Derek Walcott, a West Indies poet and writer, is presented. He was born on January 23, 1930 in Castries, St. Lucia and studied at St. Mary's College and at the University of the West Indies. He became a teacher and lecturer at universities in America and schools in the Caribbean after he graduated in college. He published his first poem at the age of 14 and his first book of poetry at the age of 18. He was the second winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in the Caribbean. |
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