Ian McDonald | |
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| Born | 18 April 1933 |
| Alma mater | Clare College, Cambridge University |
| Occupation(s) | Poet and writer |
| Notable work | The Humming-Bird Tree (1969) |
Ian McDonald (born 18 April 1933) is a Caribbean-born poet and writer who describes himself as "Antiguan by ancestry, Trinidadian by birth, Guyanese by adoption, and West Indian by conviction." His ancestry on his father's side is Antiguan and Kittitian, and Trinidadian on his mother's side. His only novel, The Humming-Bird Tree, first published in 1969, is considered a classic of Caribbean literature.[1]