Kenneth Ramchand

Ken Ramchand, distinguished literary critic, is the author of the seminal study The West Indian Novel and Its Background. He is Professor Emeritus of West Indian literature at the University of West Indies and a former President of the University of Trinidad and Tobago. In 2014, he received the Bocas Henry Swanzy Award for his distinguished service to Caribbean letters. He is co-editor of Amazing Scenes, the selected journalist of Seepersad Naipaul (2024).