Good to hear about this author, Frederick; and about this anthology, Pamela.
On Mon, 25 May, 2026, 6:56 pm Pamela D'Mello, <[email protected]> wrote: > Peter Nazareth's anthology on Goan writing in English, will remain one of > the best. When I first read the spiral bound book decades back, it left a > deep and lasting impression at the time. It was gratifying to be somewhat > involved in the anthology's reprint. > > Pamela > > On Mon, May 25, 2026 at 5:17 PM Ben Antao <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi FN, >> >> I admired Peter Nazareth for taking a stand on racism. Prior to going to >> Yales on a scholarship, he had interviewed at Leeds U where the English >> prof rudely dismissed him “as not good enough.” >> >> In the US he focused on African American literature to the exclusion of >> white writers. He was proud of being both a critic and a creative writer. >> His early work of literary criticism dealt with Ismael Reed and the novels >> of trickster syndrome, the trickster being one of the four archetypes. >> >> At the international writing school, he encouraged and supported the >> Third World writers. Despite racism the US remains the best country for a >> writer to live in, work and prosper. >> >> Ben >> >> >> >> On May 25, 2026 at 6:25 AM -0400, 'Selma Carvalho' via The Goa Book Club < >> [email protected]>, wrote: >> >> I remember Peter well during his active years on Goan fora. He was a true >> icon of Ugandan-Goan literature. I think his books are largely >> out-of-print, which is a shame because quite frankly he should be studied >> as one would study an Orwell for political writing. >> >> Rest in peace, Peter. Those of us who knew you, albeit online, and your >> work owe you a debt of gratitude. >> >> Selma Carvalho >> Author of *Guts, Glory & Empire: The Epic Story of Goans in Zanzibar, >> 1865-1910 >> <https://www.amazon.in/Glory-Empire-Story-Zanzibar-1865-1910/dp/9363360792> >> published by Speaking Tiger. For anywhere in the world Dogears. >> <https://thedogearsbookshop.com/shop/books/non-fiction/diaspora-studies/guts-glory-and-empire-the-epic-story-of-goans-in-zanzibar-1865-1910/?v=7885444af42e>* >> >> >> >> >> On Monday, 25 May 2026 at 04:18:20 BST, Frederick Noronha < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> <1.png> >> >> Prof. Peter Nazareth, whose work I admired from my college days four >> decades back, passed away on May 22, 2026, his friend and the editor of a >> festschrift dedicated to him, Steve G. Ellerhoff, informed. >> >> With his impressive anthology [Goan Literature: A Modern Reader. *Journal >> of South Asian Literature.* Vol. 18, No. 1, Winter, Spring 1983, Asian >> Studies Center, Michigan State University] he convinced quite a few Eng >> Litt students of our generation that Goan writing (in English and in >> translation) offered a wide, impressive if still under-recognised field for >> study. Those who read the anthology were amazed to see the breadth of the >> work he had collated, in days when the Internet was a decade away, and >> communication was still by air-mail and typewriter. He did this work with >> the assistance of an Afro-American student, Joseph K. Henry. >> >> He was generous with his mentoring, always encouraging and supportive, >> and took every opportunity to review a deserving Goa book in prominent >> journals like *World Literature Today*. Even if it was modestly >> self-published (in the Goa of the 1990s), but read well. >> >> Peter, who was close to 85, worked till 2021, and retired after even >> managing for a year into the pandemic. He is still remembered as a >> prominent Ugandan writer, and often mentioned in the context of Makerere >> University (once called the "Harvard of Africa") and Uganda as a whole. His >> contribution to the International Writing Programme of the University of >> Iowa, where he was Professor of English, has often been acknowledged. >> >> His statistician-brother John Nazareth (and me, to a lesser degree) >> failed to convince Peter to visit Goa. This was a place where he had a >> small if well-informed fan following, thanks to his writing, reviewing and >> editing work on this region. An earlier generation of the Nazareths had >> migrated to Malaya, Uganda, and then, his family went on to the US, >> departing from Idi Amin's Uganda. >> >> His roots were in the Bardez village of Moira. >> >> Ever grateful for his kindness in being so ready to share his knowledge, >> his politeness when explaining any point, and his repeated egging on those >> junior to him with generous encouragement. >> >> Peter will be warmly remembered. FN >> >> PS: The attached e-copy of the festschrift gives an insight into the man >> Peter was, and how he was known to writers from across the globe. >> >> _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ >> _/ Frederick Noronha फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या * فريدريك نورونيا >> _/ AUDIO https://archive.org/details/@fredericknoronha >> _/ http://goa1556.in +91-9822122436 784 Saligao Goa >> _/ Goanet :: 30 years of discussions. 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