Ismith Khan

Ismith Khan
Born(1925-03-16)March 16, 1925
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
DiedApril 24, 2002(2002-04-24) (aged 77)
New York City, United States
OccupationWriter
EducationQueen's Royal College;
Michigan State University;
The New School for Social Research (B.A.);
Johns Hopkins University (M.A.)
GenreTrinidad and Tobago literature, West Indian literature, postcolonial literature
Children2

Mohamed Ismith Khan[1] (March 16, 1925 – April 24, 2002), better known as Ismith Khan, was a Trinidad and Tobago-born American author and educator.[2] He is best known for his novel The Jumbie Bird, a semi-autobiographical work which blends Indian and Afro-Caribbean mythology and experience to explore the creation of a new Indo-Caribbean identity.

  1. ^ Salick, Roydon (2012). Ismith Khan : the man & his work. Leeds: Peepal Tree Press. ISBN 9781845231743. OCLC 757931894.
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