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Castries, Saint Lucia, West Indies

Sir Derek Alton Walcott KCSL OBE OM OCC was a Saint Lucian poet and playwright. He received the 1992 Nobel Prize in Literature. His works include the Homeric epic poem Omeros, which many critics view "as Walcott's major achievement."

Known for

• A Roll of the Dice: The Capeman on Broadway — Self1998
• … And the Pursuit of Happiness — Self1986

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🏅Nobel Prize

• The Nobel Prize in Literature1992

  “for a poetic oeuvre of great luminosity, sustained by a historical vision, the outcome of a multicultural commitment”

Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Gender

male

Citizenship

Saint Lucia

Place of birth

Castries

Place of death

Cap Estate

Occupation

prose writer

Educated at

University of London

Employer

Boston University

Languages spoken

English language

Native language

English language

Notable work

The Capeman

Image

Derek Walcott.jpg

Work location

New York City

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