Literature of Trinidad and Tobago
- Literature of Trinidad and Tobago
The literature of Trinidad and Tobago has its roots in oral story telling among African slaves, the European literary roots of the French creoles and in the religious and folk tales of the Indian indentured immigrants. It blossomed in the twentieth century with the writings of C.L.R. James, V.S. Naipaul and Saint Lucian-born Derek Walcott as part of the growth of West Indian literature.
ignificant writers
*James Christopher Aboud
*Michael Anthony
*Robert Antoni
*Kevin Baldeosingh
*Vahni Capildeo
*Ramabai Espinet
*Albert Gomes
*Cecil Gray
*C.L.R. James
*Anthony Joseph
*Ismith Khan
*Harold "Sonny" Ladoo
*Earl Lovelace
*Rabindranath Maharaj
*Ian McDonald
*Alfred Mendes
*Shani Mootoo
*Shiva Naipaul
*V. S. Naipaul
*Roi Kwabena
*Lakshmi Persaud
*Jennifer Rahim
*Eric Roach
*Lawrence Scott
*Samuel Selvon
*Derek Walcott
ee also
* West Indian literature
References
* [http://www.trinicenter.com/Cudjoe/2004/2106.htm Literature and National Development] - Selwyn Cudjoe.
* [http://www.trinicenter.com/Cudjoe/2001/June/24062001b.htm Identity and Caribbean Literature] - Selwyn Cudjoe.
* [http://www.trinidadexpress.com/index.pl/article_opinion?id=31009294 Beyond native boundaries] - Selwyn Ryan, "Trinidad Express"
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