Derek Walcott A Caribbean Life |
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| Author:
| King, Bruce |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-871131-5 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2000 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $165.00 |
Book Description:
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This is the first literary biography of Nobel Prize-winning poet and dramatist Derek Walcott. Bruce King works from published and unpublished sources, personal interviews and correspondence to draw a detailed picture of Walcott: from his life in the West Indies to his move to New York, and the implications of this relocation for his life and work. This is an unrivalled account of Walcotts life as a writer: his career, friendships, ideas, art, and influences.
This is the first literary biography of Nobel Prize-winning poet and dramatist Derek Walcott. Bruce King works from published and unpublished sources, personal interviews and correspondence to draw a detailed picture of Walcott: from his life in the West Indies to his move to New York, and the implications of this relocation for his life and work. This is an unrivalled account of Walcotts life as a writer: his career, friendships, ideas, art, and influences.