Ismith Khan
Mohamed Ismith Khan (March 16, 1925 – April 24, 2002), better known as Ismith Khan, was a Trinidad and Tobago-born American author and educator. He is best known for his novel The Jumbie Bird, a semi-autobiographical work which blends Indian and Afro-Caribbean mythology and experience to explore the creation of a new Indo-Caribbean identity.
Ismith Khan | |
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| Born | March 16, 1925 Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |
| Died | April 24, 2002 (aged 77) New York City, United States |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Education | Queen's Royal College; Michigan State University; The New School for Social Research (B.A.); Johns Hopkins University (M.A.) |
| Genre | Trinidad and Tobago literature, West Indian literature, postcolonial literature |
| Children | 2 |
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