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Also Known As	George William Lamming
Born	June 8, 1927 • Barbados
Died	June 4, 2022 (aged 94) • Bridgetown • Barbados
Notable Works	“In the Castle of My Skin” • “Natives of My Person” • “Of Age and Innocence” • “Season of Adventure” • “The Emigrants” • “The Pleasures of Exile” • “Water with Berries”

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