George Lamming
George Lamming OCC (8 June 1927 – 4 June 2022) was a Barbadian novelist, essayist, and poet.[1] He was best known for his 1953 novel In the Castle of My Skin.[2] He also was a professor at Duke University and a visiting professor in the Africana Studies Department of Brown University.[3]
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| Born | George William Lamming 8 June 1927 Carrington Village, Barbados |
| Died | 4 June 2022 (aged 94) Bridgetown, Barbados |
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| Nationality | Barbadian (Bajan) |
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Lamming died in Barbados on 4 June 2022, four days before his 95th birthday.[4][5]
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References
- ↑ Lichtenstein, David P., "A Brief Biography of George Lamming", Literature of the Caribbean.
- ↑ Brown University, Africana Studies.
- ↑ Clarke, Sherrylyn, "Black History Month: George Lamming" Archived 2018-03-02 at the Wayback Machine, NationNews (Barbados), 13 February 2014.
- ↑ Lindo, Paula (4 June 2022). Renowned novelist George Lamming dies at 94. https://newsday.co.tt/2022/06/04/renowned-novelist-george-lamming-dies-at-94/.
- ↑ Kendy (4 June 2022). "Official funeral for literary giant George Lamming". NationNews. Retrieved 5 June 2022.