Austin Ardinel Chesterfield Clarke,
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(born July 26, 1934) is a
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novelist, essayist and
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writer who lives in
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. Born in St. James,
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, in 1955 Clarke moved to Canada, where he attended the
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He was a reporter in the Ontario communities of Timmins and Kirkland Lake, before joining the
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as a freelance journalist.
In 1998, he was made a Member of the
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Austin Ardinel Chesterfield Clarke,
CMThe Order of Canada is an honour for merit that is, within the Canadian system of honours, the highest such order administered by the Governor General-in-Council, on behalf of the Queen of Canada. Created in 1967, to coincide with the centennial of Canadian...
,
O.OntThe Order of Ontario is the most prestigious official honour in the Canadian province of Ontario. Instituted in 1986 by Lieutenant Governor Lincoln Alexander,
on the advice of the Cabinet under Premier David Peterson, the civilian order is administered by the...
(born July 26, 1934) is a
CanadianCanada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
novelist, essayist and
short storyA short story is a work of fiction that is usually written in prose, often in narrative format. This format or medium tends to be more pointed than longer works of fiction, such as novellas and novels or books...
writer who lives in
TorontoToronto is the most populous city in Canada and the provincial capital of Ontario. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. With over 2.5 million residents, it is the fifth most populous municipality in North America...
,
OntarioOntario is a province located in east-central Canada, the largest by population and second largest, after Quebec, in total area. Ontario is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba to the west and Quebec to the east, and 5 U.S...
. Born in St. James,
BarbadosBarbados , situated just east of the Caribbean Sea, is an independent West Indian Continental Island-nation in the western Atlantic Ocean. For over three centuries Barbados was a colony and protectorate of the United Kingdom; and still currently maintains Queen Elizabeth II as head of state...
, in 1955 Clarke moved to Canada, where he attended the
University of TorontoThe University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated north of the city's Financial District on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. The university was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in the...
.
He was a reporter in the Ontario communities of Timmins and Kirkland Lake, before joining the
Canadian Broadcasting CorporationThe Canadian Broadcasting Corporation , a Canadian crown corporation, is the country’s national public radio and television broadcaster. In French, it is called la Société Radio-Canada...
as a freelance journalist.
Awards
In 1998, he was made a Member of the
Order of CanadaThe Order of Canada is an honour for merit that is, within the Canadian system of honours, the highest such order administered by the Governor General-in-Council, on behalf of the Queen of Canada. Created in 1967, to coincide with the centennial of Canadian...
. He won the Giller Prize for
The Polished HoeThe Polished Hoe is a novel by Canadian writer Austin Clarke, published by Thomas Allen Publishers in 2002. It was named the winner of the 2002 Scotiabank Giller Prize....
in
2002The year 2002 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:* March 16: Authorities in Saudi Arabia arrested and jailed poet Abdul Mohsen Musalam and fired a newspaper editor following the publication of Musalam's poem The Corrupt on Earth that criticized the state's Islamic...
, as well as the Commonwealth Writers Prize in 2003.
Novels
- The Survivors of the Crossing (1964)
- Amongst Thistles and Thorns (1965)
- The Meeting Point (1967)
- Storm of Fortune (1973)
- The Bigger Light (1975)
- The Prime Minister (1977)
- Proud Empires (1988)
- The Origin of Waves (1997, winner of the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize
The Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize is a Canadian literary prize presented by Rogers Communications and the Writers' Trust of Canada after an annual juried competition between publishers who submit entries....
)
- The Question (1999, nominated for a Governor General's Award
The 2000 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit were presented by Adrienne Clarkson, Governor General of Canada, and Jean-Louis Roux, Chairman of the Canada Council for the Arts, on November 14 at Rideau Hall.-Fiction:...
)
- The Polished Hoe
The Polished Hoe is a novel by Canadian writer Austin Clarke, published by Thomas Allen Publishers in 2002. It was named the winner of the 2002 Scotiabank Giller Prize....
(2002, winner of the Giller Prize and the Commonwealth Writers Prize)
- More (2008)
Short stories
- When He Was Free and Young and He Used to Wear Silks (1971)
- When Women Rule (1985)
- Nine Men Who Laughed (1986)
- In This City (1992)
- There Are No Elders (1993)
- Choosing His Coffin (2003)
Non-fiction
- Growing Up Stupid Under the Union Jack (1980)
- Public Enemies: Police Violence and Black Youth (1992)
- A Passage Back Home: A Personal Reminiscence of Samuel Selvon (1994)
- Pigtails 'n' Breadfruit (1999)
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