![]() ![]() With ‘Membering I wanted to write an autobiography without painting myself as an example of righteousness, but more as an objective observer of my own life - and in so doing investigate and avoid the serious problems that typically inhere in life writing. He tells us about what he wanted to accomplish in writing 'Membering, the importance of writing with music and a good drink, and the many new writing projects he's working on now. Clarke to Open Book to speak with us as part of our Lucky Seven interview series. ![]() In it he recounts his youth in Barbados and move to Canada, his time in 1960s Harlem - meeting figures like Malcolm X and Chinua Achebe - and his creation of pioneering courses in Afro-American Literature at Yale University. So it makes sense how excited CanLit fans are for 'Membering (Dundurn Press), Clarke's deeply moving and illuminating memoir. There is only one Austin Clarke - a writer who, at this stage in his career, has gone beyond mere awards and honours (of which he holds many) to become part of the very fabric of Canadian culture. ![]()
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