Biography

Austin Clark was born Barbados in 1934 and then went to Canada, in 1955.  While in Canada he attended a university.  Clark has worked as a broadcaster, a professor, and a civil rights leader.  His works exhibit the poverty of peasants in Barbados and his immigrant experiences to Canada.  He still lives in Toronto.

Works

•  The Survivors of the Crossing (1964)
• Amongst Thistles and Thorns (1965)
• The Melting Point (1967)
• When He was Free and Young and He Used to Wear Silks (1971)
• Storm Of Fortune (1973)
• The Bigger Light (1975)
• The Prime Minister (1977)
• Growing UP Stupid Under the Union Jack (1980)
• When Women Rule (1985)
• Nine Men Who Laughed (1986)
• Proud Empires (1986)
• In This City (1992)
• There Are No Elders (1993)
• A Passage Back Home:  A Personnel Reminiscence of Sam Selvon (1994)
• The Origin of Waves (1997)

Links

Biography of Austin Clark

http://www.eng.fju.edu.tw/worldlit/caribbean/clark.htm#Bio

Send questions or comments about the Web site to Dr. Seodial Deena, 
East Carolina University, Department of English, Multicultural Literature Program.