Jones, Marion Patrick (1934–)
Jones, Marion Patrick (1934–)
Trinidadian novelist. Born 1934 in Trinidad; educated at St. Joseph's convent in Port of Spain, Trinidad and then obtained scholarship to Imperial College of Agriculture.
Did postgraduate work in London (1959), founding Campaign Against Racial Discrimination; wrote 2 well-known novels, Pan Beat (1973) and J'Ouvert Morning (1976), both of which deal with middle-class family life in Trinidad's capital city, Port of Spain.
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