George Lamming
Barbadian novelist, essayist and poet (1927-2022) · Barbados · On the map · Writers · Died at 94
George William Lamming OCC was a Barbadian novelist, essayist, and poet. He first won critical acclaim for In the Castle of My Skin, his 1953 debut novel.
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2022Died4 June 20222014Anisfield-Wolf Book AwardsAward1957Somerset Maugham AwardAward1954Guggenheim FellowshipAward1927Born8 June 1927
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He also held academic posts, including as a distinguished visiting professor at Duke University and a visiting professor in the Africana Studies Department of Brown University, and lectured extensively worldwide.
Country
Barbados
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
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Lived 1927 to 2022 · aged 94
