Derek Walcott

  • 46

    Catalog books

  • 27

    Works

  • 1970 to 2014

    Strongest span

Who This Author Is

Derek Walcott has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 46 catalog-linked books across 1970 to 2014, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Horror & Supernatural.

Best for readers who want quick tension, supernatural hooks, and paperback-series energy. If you want the easiest first click, start with Walker and The Ghost Dance: Plays and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1970 to 2014; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Farrar Straus & Giroux and Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

Best Place To Start

Walker and The Ghost Dance: Plays

Farrar Straus & Giroux • 2002 • quick commitment

It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Horror & Supernatural entry points • common used copies from Farrar Straus & Giroux and Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Genres and themes: Horror & Supernatural

Who this author is best for: readers who want quick tension, supernatural hooks, and paperback-series energy

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1970 to 2014; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Farrar Straus & Giroux and Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Walker and The Ghost Dance: Plays

    Farrar Straus & Giroux • 2002 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2002 • 144 pages.

  2. Tiepolo's Hound

    Farrar Straus & Giroux • 2000 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2000 • 163 pages.

  3. What the Twilight Says: Essays

    Farrar Straus & Giroux • 1999 • standard commitment

    It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

  4. Omeros

    Farrar Straus & Giroux • 1992 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1992 • 325 pages.

  5. Remembrance and Pantomime (Paperback)

    Farrar Straus & Giroux • 1980 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1980 • 176 pages.

  6. Dream on Monkey Mountain

    Farrar Straus & Giroux • 1971 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1971 • 326 pages.

  7. Selected Poems

    Faber and Faber • 2007 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2007 • 400 pages.

  8. The Prodigal: A Poem

    Farrar Straus & Giroux • 2006 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2006 • 112 pages.

  9. The Haitian Trilogy

    Farrar Straus & Giroux • 2002 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2002 • 434 pages.

  10. Une autre vie

    Gallimard • 2002 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2002 • 188 pages.

How The Picks Compare

  • Walker and The Ghost Dance: Plays is the easier short commitment, while Tiepolo's Hound asks for more reading time up front.
  • Tiepolo's Hound gives you an earlier look at this author’s shelf, while Walker and The Ghost Dance: Plays leans later in the catalog.

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