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Willi Chen

Born

in Coura, Trinidad and Tobago

October 23, 1934

Genre

Short Stories, Literature & Fiction, Arts & Photography

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A prolific and multifaceted artist, Chen began publishing his stories of Trinidad life in the 1980s in journals and newspapers. His only collection to date, King of the Carnival and Other Stories, was published in 1982. Traditional in his literary style, his central theme is the encounter between cultures in the often harsh context of his native island; strangely, the Chinese community, into which he was born, rarely appears in his work. A painter and sculptor, he designed the Christ the Lord Roman Catholic Church in Marabella, Trinidad. He was awarded the National Hummingbird Medal for Art and Culture in 1989.

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Willi Chen’s books

Average rating: 3.72 · 339 ratings · 57 reviews · 7 distinct works

	Trinidad Noir (Akashic Noir) by Lisa Allen-Agostini, Kevin Baldeosingh (Contributor), Shani Mootoo (Contributor) 3.50 avg rating — 160 ratings — published 2008 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 Oxford Book of Caribbean Short Stories by Stewart Brown (Editor), John Wickham (Editor), Alejo Carpentier (Contributor) 3.93 avg rating — 129 ratings — published 1999 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Trinidad Noir: The Classics (Akashic Noir) by Robert Antoni (Editor/Author), C.L.R. James (Contributor), Derek Walcott (Contributor) 3.90 avg rating — 68 ratings — published 2017 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Under the perfume tree : stories weaving patterns of past lives by Judy Stone (Editor), Beresford McLean (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Joseph Elias (Contributor) 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2006 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	King of the Carnival and Other Stories 3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Chutney Power 3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Crossbones and Other Stories it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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