The autobiography of Alfred H. Mendes 1897-1991 / edited by Michele Levy.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Levy, Michèle, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mendes, Alfred Hubert, 1897-1991.

Mendes, Alfred Hubert.

Authors, Trinidadian--20th century--Biography.

Authors, Trinidadian.

Trinidad and Tobago--Biography.

Trinidad and Tobago.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Barbados : University of the Wet Indies Press, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Portuguese Creole author Alfred H. Mendes was an important member of the Beacon Group of writers in Trinidad in the 1930s. His autobiography offers a private perspective of the man behind a popular West Indian personality, and includes annotations and an introduction by Michele Levy.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

List of Illustrations

Editor's Note

Introduction: Alfred Hubert Mendes, West Indian Writer, 1897-1991

THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY

Chapter 1 Madeira Prologue, 1846-1897

Chapter 2 Early Memories, 1897-1912

Chapter 3 School in England, 1912-1915

Chapter 4 War, 1916

Chapter 5 War, 1916-1919

Chapter 6 Writing - Trinidad, 1919-1930

Chapter 7 Writing - Trinidad, 1931-1933

Chapter 8 Writing - New York, 1933-1940

Chapter 9 Writing - New York, 1933-1940

Chapter 10 New York, 1933-1940

Conclusion: Trinidad, 1940-1972

Barbados, 1973-1978

Appendix A: "Looping the Loop

Appendix B: Letter to Ellen Mendes from Alfred Mendes in Portugal

Appendix C: Nine Sonnets "For R-

Appendix D: Extract from the remembrance delivered by Stephen Mendes at his father's funeral service

Appendix E: Alfred H. Mendes's Family Tree

Chronology

Notes

Works

Works Cited

Index

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

R

S

T

U

V

W.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed February 22, 2016).

ISBN:

1-4356-9493-7

OCLC:

302412136