Anthony, Michael (1932– )

Trinidadian novelist. In 1954 he went to London, where he published sparingly written novels drawing on his childhood. These include The Games Were Coming (1963), The Year of San Fernando (1965), Green Days by the River (1967), and King of the Masquerade (1974). After returning to Trinidad, he published a collection of short stories, Cricket in the Road (1973).

He was born in the village of Mayaro, Trinidad, and his fiction often features young protagonists from this village in coming-of-age stories. He worked at the Reuters News Agency before launching his career as a novelist. Later novels include Streets of Conflict (1976), All That Glitters (1981), and In the Heat of the Day (1996). He wrote several other collections of stories as well as travel books on Trinidad.