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Omeros

Derek Walcott
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Region

Caribbean

Saint Lucia

Era

Contemporary

Language

English

Genre

Poetry

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Epic poem reimagining Homer's Iliad and Odyssey through Caribbean fishermen on Saint Lucia.

Literary Significance

Major factor in Walcott winning Nobel Prize 1992; Caribbean epic

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Epic poem reimagining Homer's Iliad and Odyssey through Caribbean fishermen on Saint Lucia. Major factor in Walcott winning Nobel Prize 1992; Caribbean epic

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