Vahni Capildeo | |
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 Capildeo reads for the Jhalak Prize Award 2022 | |
| Born | Surya Vahni Priya Capildeo[1] 1973 (age 50–51) |
| Nationality | Trinidadian and Tobagonian |
| Other names | Vahni (Anthony Ezekiel) Capildeo |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Notable work | Measures of Expatriation (2016 Forward Prize for Poetry) |
Vahni Anthony Ezekiel Capildeo[2] (born Surya Vahni Priya Capildeo, 1973) is a Trinidad and Tobago-born British writer, and a member of the extended Capildeo family that has produced notable Trinidadian politicians and writers (including V. S. Naipaul, a cousin of Capildeo's, and Neil Bissoondath).[3][4][5][6]
- ^ Haith, Chelsea (2017). "Vahni Capildeo". Postcolonial Writers Make Worlds. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ^ Editorial (4 May 2022). "The Guardian view on Trinidad writers: women take the lead". The Guardian.
- ^ Morgan, Ann (19 September 2012). "Trinidad and Tobago: relative values". A Year of Reading the World.
- ^ Bagoo, Andre (13 October 2008). "Dark and unaccustomed words". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday.
- ^ Laughlin, Nicholas (March–April 2004). "Undiscovered countries". Caribbean Beat. No. 66.
- ^ Andrews, Erline (30 November 2014). "Living with the Naipaul legacy Capildeo's poetry is 'original, provoking and strange'". Trinidad and Tobago Guardian.