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Jan 30, 1928 Colón, Colón Province, Panama Died on 28 Apr 1995 (aged 67)
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About Andrew Salkey
- Andrew Salkey (30 January 1928 – 28 April 1995) was a novelist, poet, children's books writer and journalist of Jamaican and Panamanian origin.
- He was born in Panama but raised in Jamaica, moving to Britain in the 1950s to pursue university education.
- A prolific writer and editor, he was the author of more than 30 books in the course of his career, including novels for adults and for children, poetry collections, anthologies, travelogues and essays.
- He died in Amherst, Massachusetts, where he had been teaching since the 1970s, holding a lifetime position as Writer-In-Residence at Hampshire College.
