[PAR] [TLE] C. L. R. James [SEP] Cyril Lionel Robert James (4 January 1901 – 31 May 1989), who sometimes wrote under the pen-name J. R. Johnson, was an Afro-Trinidadian historian, journalist and socialist.  His works are influential in various theoretical, social, and historiographical contexts.  His work is a staple of subaltern studies, and he figures as a pioneering and influential voice in postcolonial literature.  A tireless political activist, James's writing on the Communist International stirred debate in Trotskyist circles, and his history of the Haitian Revolution, "The Black Jacobins", is a seminal text in the literature of the African Diaspora. [PAR] [TLE] Alfred Mendes [SEP] Alfred Hubert Mendes (18 November 1897 – 1991), novelist and short-story writer, was a leading member of the 1930s "Beacon group" of writers (named after the literary magazine "The Beacon") in Trinidad that included Albert Gomes, C. L. R. James and Ralph de Boissière.  Mendes is best known as the author of two novels - "Pitch Lake" (1934) and "Black Fauns" (1935) - and for his short stories written during the 1920s and 1930s.  He was "one of the first West Indian writers to set the pattern of emigration in the face of the lack of publishing houses and the small reading public in the West Indies.
[PAR] [TLE] C. L. R. James [ SEP ] Cyril Lionel Robert James ( 4 January 1901 – 31 May 1989 ) , who sometimes wrote under the pen - name J. R. Johnson , was an Afro - Trinidadian historian , journalist and socialist . His works are influential in various theoretical , social , and historiographical contexts . His work is a staple of subaltern studies , and he figures as a pioneering and influential voice in postcolonial literature . A tireless political activist , James 's writing on the Communist International stirred debate in Trotskyist circles , and his history of the Haitian Revolution , " The Black Jacobins " , is a seminal text in the literature of the African Diaspora . [PAR] [TLE] Alfred Mendes [ SEP ] Alfred Hubert Mendes ( 18 November 1897 – 1991 ) , novelist and short - story writer , was a leading member of the 1930s " Beacon group " of writers ( named after the literary magazine " The Beacon " ) in Trinidad that included Albert Gomes , C. L. R. James and Ralph de Boissière . Mendes is best known as the author of two novels - " Pitch Lake " ( 1934 ) and " Black Fauns " ( 1935 ) - and for his short stories written during the 1920s and 1930s . He was " one of the first West Indian writers to set the pattern of emigration in the face of the lack of publishing houses and the small reading public in the West Indies .
What country does Alfred Mendes and C. L. R. James have in common?
What country does Alfred Mendes and C. L. R. James have in common ?
Trinidad
Trinidad