Pretty straightforward question—anybody out there know of or, better yet, read Guyanese author Edgar Mittelholzer? He died in 1965 and wrote the bulk of his work between 1950-1963, so obviously not a new author. I love him immensely and think is work is on par (if not better) than many of his mid twentieth century contemporaries. There is a subtle darkness and melancholy that haunts his work along with a struggle with the ideas of race and colonialism (he was born to a mixed family in what was then British Guiana). But there is always a beautiful, never overworked, poetry to his prose that never forgets the act of storytelling. So if you read him please reach out as I would love to have someone to discuss his work with and if you don’t—then I hope my brief description of his work inspires you to find his work yourself. Thank you to anyone who listens.
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