The Kiskadee is a bird native to Guyana and often referred to in Edgar Mittelholzer's brilliant novel, The Life and Death of Sylvia (1953). The bird is so named because its cry seemed by French colonists to be enquiring: "Qu’ est ce qu’il dit?". So what did he say? This blog is about two key topics: EDGAR MITTELHOLZER (his life and his works) and ME (my encounter with Mittelholzer and tales of life in Guyana).

Wednesday, 8 April 2015

Extracts from the talk "In the Eye of the Storm: Edgar Austin Mittelholzer (1909-1965)" at Moray House Trust on 19 December 2015



FOR VIDEO EXTRACTS PLEASE CLICK ON THE LINKS BELOW

Part One - The Anguish of 1000 Massacred Dreams

Part Two - The Trinidad Years 1941-1948

Please note I am incorrectly referred to as "Associate Professor, London Metropolitan University".  I was an Associate Fellow at the Caribbean Studies Centre at the London Metropolitan University but am now an Independent Scholar.
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