George Lamming

Barbadian novelist, essayist and poet (1927–2022)

George Lamming OCC (8 June 1927 – 4 June 2022) was a Barbadian novelist, essayist, and poet.[1] He was best known for his 1953 novel In the Castle of My Skin.[2] He also was a professor at Duke University and a visiting professor in the Africana Studies Department of Brown University.[3]

George Lamming

Photo of Lamming by Carl Van Vechten, 1955
Photo of Lamming by Carl Van Vechten, 1955
BornGeorge William Lamming
(1927-06-08)8 June 1927
Carrington Village, Barbados
Died4 June 2022(2022-06-04) (aged 94)
Bridgetown, Barbados
Occupation
  • Novelist
  • essayist
  • poet
  • academic
NationalityBarbadian (Bajan)
Notable works

Lamming died in Barbados on 4 June 2022, four days before his 95th birthday.[4][5]

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References

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  1. Lichtenstein, David P., "A Brief Biography of George Lamming", Literature of the Caribbean.
  2. Brown University, Africana Studies.
  3. Clarke, Sherrylyn, "Black History Month: George Lamming" Archived 2018-03-02 at the Wayback Machine, NationNews (Barbados), 13 February 2014.
  4. Lindo, Paula (4 June 2022). "Renowned novelist George Lamming dies at 94". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday.
  5. Kendy (4 June 2022). "Official funeral for literary giant George Lamming". NationNews. Retrieved 5 June 2022.