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Trinidad and Tobago literature has its roots in oral storytelling among
West Indian literature
.
Origins
One of the earliest works in the
Anglophone Caribbean literature was Jean-Baptiste Philippe's 1824 work, Free Mulatto.[1] Michel Maxwell Philip's 1854 work, Emmanuel Appadocca: A Tale of the Boucaneers, is considered[by whom?
] the country's first novel.
Notable writers
- James Christopher Aboud
- Lisa Allen-Agostini
- Michael Anthony
- Robert Antoni
- William Archibald
- Kevin Baldeosingh
- Floella Benjamin
- Neil Bissoondath
- Roger Bonair-Agard
- Wayne Brown
- Vahni Capildeo
- Nicole Craig
- Ralph de Boissière
- Ramabai Espinet
- Albert Gomes
- Cecil Gray
- Rosa Guy
- Errol Hill
- Merle Hodge
- Darcus Howe
- C. L. R. James
- Errol John
- Amryl Johnson
- Anthony Joseph
- Ismith Khan
- Roi Kwabena
- Harold "Sonny" Ladoo
- Sarah Lakhansingh
- John La Rose
- Earl Lovelace
- Anna Levi
- John Lyons
- Rabindranath Maharaj
- Ian McDonald
- Ralph Maraj
- Tony Martin
- Mustapha Matura
- Alfred Mendes
- Shani Mootoo
- Balkrishna Naipaul
- Shiva Naipaul
- V. S. Naipaul
- George Padmore
- Lakshmi Persaud
- M. NourbeSe Philip
- Jennifer Rahim
- Kenneth Ramchand
- Raymond Ramcharitar
- Lennox Raphael
- Eric Roach
- Monique Roffey
- Lawrence Scott
- Samuel Selvon
- Eintou Pearl Springer
- John Jacob Thomas
- Derek Walcott
- Eric Williams
See also
- West Indian literature
References
- ^ Gerard Besson, "J.B. Philippe", The Caribbean History Archives, Paria Publishing Co. Ltd, 10 August 2011.
External links
- Selwyn Cudjoe, "Literature and National Development", trinicenter.com, 21 June 2004.
- Selwyn Cudjoe, "Identity and Caribbean Literature", trinicenter.com, 24 June 2001.
- Trinidad Express