Saint Lucian Writers and Writing - An Author Index: Published Works of Poetry, Prose, Drama

International giants, regional stars, local heroes and self-published unknowns all have their place in this masterful author index from the eastern Caribbean island of Saint Lucia. It also includes those who have written about Saint Lucia and Caribbean writers whose work has influenced the development of Saint Lucian life and literature. It's a bibliography which, in its all-embracing reach (It includes funeral programmes and recipe books), reflects the creative, cultural, political and economic world of this small island. In bringing Saint Lucia to life, it is a magnificent resource for discovery and research, beyond its most famous son, the Nobel Laureate writer Derek Walcott.

About the author

John Robert Lee is one of the group of significant Saint Lucian writers who are the younger contemporaries of the late Nobel Laureate, Derek Walcott. His latest book is Collected Poems 1975-2015, and his first collection was elemental, (2008). His reviews and columns appear widely, and he produced and presented radio and television programmes in Saint Lucia for many years.
His poems are included in a number of international anthologies and periodicals including The Penguin Book of Caribbean Verse, The Oxford Book of Caribbean Verse, Poetry Wales, Small Axe, and The Missing Slate. He has also published short stories in anthologies such as The Faber Book of Contemporary Caribbean Short Stories, and Facing the Sea.

Summary

This "magnificent act of scholarship" is a comprehensive author index of poetry, prose (fiction and non-fiction) and drama from the eastern Caribbean island of Saint Lucia. It also includes supporting materials, such as dissertations and critical works, which offer studies of the works of Saint Lucian writers.

Product details

• Authors: John Robert Lee, Lee John Robert
• Assisted by: John Robert Lee (Editor)
• Publisher: BookSource
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.02.2019
• EAN: 9780995726314
• ISBN: 978-0-9957263-1-4
• Weight: 135 g
• Illustrations: six photographs
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Dictionaries, encyclopaedias; LITERARY CRITICISM / General, REFERENCE / Bibliographies & Indexes, LITERARY CRITICISM / Caribbean & Latin American, Literary studies: general, St Lucia, Saint Lucia, Bibliographies, catalogues, bibliography;Caribbean;St Lucia