George ParfittGeorge Parfitt was born in Trinidad but has lived in England since 1954 and was educated at the University of Bristol. He spent most of his working life as Lecturer and, later, Reader in English Literature at the University of Nottingham. He has published widely, mainly on seventeenth-century literature and on First World War poetry and fiction. He is also a published poet, the father of five children, and now lives in retirement with his wife in Newark, Nottinghamshire. BEING ANGLO-CARIBBEAN aims to investigate the identity of a white Trinidadian creole, and to relate this to wider issues of West Indian identity through a consideration of literary and historical texts. INSIDE AND OUT is the author's most recent collection of poetry. The BIBLIOGRAPHIES of West Indian Fiction and West Indian Poetry have been compiled over several years and are offered as free downloads. Details have been compiled from books in the author's own collection, library catalogues and from on-line sources. contact: georgeparfitt@btinternet.com
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Being Anglo-CaribbeanWhat is a West Indian? What is a West Indian identity? This book, by a white Trinidadian creole, recollects life in Antigua and Trinidad in the 1940s and 1950s. It uses personal memoir and readings of Caribbean literature and history to explore the nature of West Indian identity. |
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Inside and OutsideA collection of poems observing people and places from Newark in Nottinghamshire to Croatia and the West Indies. Contents: Devastations; Two Poems for a Daughter; Around Newark; Abroad; Depression; Some Places; Miscellany; Finally. |
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West Indies Drama: a bibliography in progressCompiled by George Parfitt and Jessica Parfitt A bibliography of drama in English by West Indian writers to 2010. Over 1,000 individual titles are listed, along with dramatists’ names, birthplaces and performance/publication details where available. Additions are welcome, and updated versions will be published from time to time; this version most recently in February 2014. |
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West Indies Poetry: a bibliography in progressCompiled by George Parfitt A bibliography of poetry in English by West Indian writers to 2010. Nearly 1,200 titles currently listed. Additions are welcome, and updated versions will be published from time to time. The current version was last updated in August 2013. |
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West Indies Fiction: a bibliography in progressCompiled by George Parfitt A bibliography of fiction in English by West Indian writers, from the earliest works to 2010. More than 1,000 individual titles are listed, along with authors' names, birthplace and publication details. Additions are invited, and the bibliography will be updated from time to time. This edition was last updated in August 2013. |
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