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Edgar Mittelholzer

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born

in New Amsterdam, Guyana

December 16, 1909

died

May 05, 1965

gender

male

genre

Literature & Fiction, Historical Fiction, Biographies & Memoirs

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Edgar Mittelholzer is considered the first West Indian novelist, i.e. even though there were writers who wrote about Caribbean themes before him, he was the first to make a successful professional life out of it. Born in Guyana (then British Guiana) of Afro-European heritage, he began writing in 1929 and self-published his first book, Creole Chips, in 1937.

Mittelholzer left Guyana for Trinidad in 1941, eventually migrating to England in 1948, living the rest of his life there except for three years in Barbados, and a shorter period in Canada. Between 1951 and 1965, he published twenty-one novels, and two works of non-fiction, including his autobiographical, A Swarthy Boy.

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Edgar Mittelholzer's Books

Average rating: 3.85 · 125 ratings · 20 reviews · 18 distinct works · Similar authors

	My Bones And My Flute 4.19 of 5 stars 4.19 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 1955	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Corentyne Thunder 3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1970 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Morning at the Office 3.69 of 5 stars 3.69 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Children of Kaywana 3.6 of 5 stars 3.60 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1952 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kaywana Blood 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1958 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kaywana Heritage 3.57 of 5 stars 3.57 avg rating — 7 ratings — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shadows Move Among Them 4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Life and Death of Sylvia 3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2010	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Morning at the Office 3.0 of 5 stars 3.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1974	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kaywana Stock. 3.0 of 5 stars 3.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1954	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars