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Austin Clarke

This article is about Austin Clarke, the Canadian novelist. For the Irish poet of the same name see: Austin Clarke (poet).

Austin Chesterfield Clarke (born 1934) is a Canadian novelist who lives in Toronto, Ontario. He was born and raised in Barbados, later returning to Canada where he attended the University of Toronto.

Works

Novels

• The Survivors of the Crossing - 1964
• The Meeting Point - 1967
• Storm of Fortune - 1973
• The Bigger Light - 1975
• The Prime Minister - 1977
• Proud Empires - 1988
• The Origin of Waves - 1997
• The Question - 1999, nominated for a Governor General's Award
• The Polished Hoe - 2002, winner of the Giller Prize

Short stories

• Amongst Thistles and Thorns - 1965
• When He Was Free and Young and He Used to Wear Silks - 1971
• When Women Rule - 1985
• Nine Men Who Laughed - 1986
• In This City 1992
• There Are No Elders - 1993

Non-fiction

• Growing Up Stupid Under the Union Jack 1980
• Public Enemies: Police Violence and Black Youth - 1992
• A Passage Back Home: A Personal Reminiscence of Samuel Selvon - 1994
• Pigtails 'n' Breadfruit - 1999