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Austin C. Clarke : A Biography
Overview
Austin Clark grew up "poor and black" in Barbados, and immigrated to Canada to attend the University of Toronto. Stella Algoo-Baksh, herself a native of the Caribbean, charts the growth of this significant writer, and also discusses his experiences as a Canadian immigrant, his ongoing connection with the West Indies, and the practical day-to-day issues of history, gender, class, and race. Based on extensive interviews and with detailed examinations of the Clarke archives at McMaster University, this biography maintains a careful balance between Clarke's personal and public life.
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- ISBN-13: 9781550222180
- ISBN-10: 155022218X
- Publisher: ECW Press
- Publish Date: September 1994
- Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.92 pounds
- Page Count: 234
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