Ian McDonald (Guyanese writer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Ian McDonald (Guyanese writer)

Trinidad and Tobago writer

Date of Birth: 18-Apr-1933

Place of Birth: Saint Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago

Profession: writer, poet, marketer, radio personality, novelist, tennis player

Nationality: Guyana

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Ian McDonald (born 18 April 1933) is a Caribbean-born writer who describes himself as "Antiguan by ancestry, Trinidadian by birth, Guyanese by adoption, and West Indian by conviction." His ancestry on his father's side is Antiguan and Kittitian, and Trinidadian on his mother’s side.
His only novel, The Hummingbird Tree, first published in 1969, is considered a classic of Caribbean literature.