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C. L. R. James

1901 - 1989

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Cyril Lionel Robert James (4 January 1901 – 31 May 1989), who sometimes wrote under the pen-name J. R. Johnson, was a Trinidadian historian, journalist, Trotskyist activist and Marxist writer. His works are influential in various theoretical, social, and historiographical contexts. His work is a staple of Marxism, and he figures as a pioneering and influential voice in postcolonial literature. A tireless political activist, James is the author of the 1937 work World Revolution outlining the history of the Communist International, which stirred debate in Trotskyist circles, and in 1938 he wrote on the Haitian Revolution, The Black Jacobins. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. C. L. R. James is the 5,651st most popular writer (up from 5,753rd in 2019), the 19th most popular biography from Trinidad and Tobago and the 3rd most popular Trinidadian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, C. L. R. James ranks 5,651 out of 7,302. Before him are Ibrahim Kuni, Robert J. Sawyer, Marie Kondo, Tony Kushner, Diane di Prima, and Jonathan Coe. After him are David Peoples, Kate Wilhelm, John Masefield, Fran Saleški Finžgar, Charles Montagu Doughty, and Franz Xaver Kroetz.

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Among people born in 1901, C. L. R. James ranks 307. Before him are Frank Fisher, Martin Schröttle, Inga Tidblad, Hanns Seidel, Leon Shamroy, and Henrique da Silveira. After him are Frank Belknap Long, Ondino Viera, Jimmy Gallagher, Clementina de Jesus, Boris Chirkov, and Ben Lyon. Among people deceased in 1989, C. L. R. James ranks 256. Before him are Erik Almgren, Édouard Candeveau, George Coulouris, Hilda Strike, Richard Rado, and Fred Agabashian. After him are Scott O'Dell, Bas Paauwe, Pua Kealoha, Hu Die, Imre Hódos, and Ansa Ikonen.

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In Trinidad and Tobago

Among people born in Trinidad and Tobago, C. L. R. James ranks 19 out of 71. Before him are Michael Fisher (1931), Imran N. Hosein (1942), A. N. R. Robinson (1926), Edmundo Ros (1910), George Padmore (1903), and Steven Pressfield (1943). After him are Christine Kangaloo (1961), Hasely Crawford (1950), Kamla Persad-Bissessar (1952), Eric Williams (1911), Geoffrey Holder (1930), and Anthony Carmona (1953).

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Among WRITERS In Trinidad and Tobago

Among writers born in Trinidad and Tobago, C. L. R. James ranks 3. Before him are V. S. Naipaul (1932), and Steven Pressfield (1943).

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