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George Lamming

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Barbadian novelist, essayist and poet (1927-2022)

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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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2014Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards
1957Somerset Maugham Award
1954Guggenheim Fellowship
Companion of Honour of Barbados

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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. 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.

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Lived 1927 to 2022 · aged 94
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