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Thread #48874 Message #736065
Posted By: katlaughing
24-Jun-02 - 06:31 PM
Thread Name: Help: Jamaican folklorist - real or mythical
Subject: RE: Help: Jamaican folklorist - real or mythical
There is an extensive article about McKay and his books at this site. It says he was black, Jamacian born and that he fashioned Gensir after his childhood mentor, Walter Jekyll. Quite interesting, thanks for bringing this up.