Joan Riley
Joan Riley (born 26 May 1958)[1] is a Jamaican-English author. Her 1985 novel The Unbelonging made her "the first Afro-Caribbean woman author to write about the experiences of Blacks in England".[2]
Biography
She was born in St. Mary, Jamaica, the youngest of eight children,[1] and received her early education on that island before emigrating to the United Kingdom in 1976.[3] There she studied social work at the University of Sussex and the University of London.[4] She has worked at a drugs advisory agency and wrote about the experiences of Caribbean women.
Bibliography
- A Kindness to the Children (1992)
- Romance (1988)
- Waiting in the Twilight (1987)
- The Unbelonging (London: The Women's Press, 1985)
References
- 1 2 Joan Riley overview, Orlando.
- ↑ Wendy Rountree, "Joan Riley", The Literary Encyclopedia, 8 February 2005.
- ↑ Mohit, Ed.; Ray, K. (2007). The Atlantic Companion to Literature in English. Atlantic Publishers & Distributors. p. 448. ISBN 81-269-0832-7.
- ↑ "Joan Riley Biography - (1958– ), The Unbelonging, Waiting in the Twilight, Romance, A Kindness to the Children". Jrank. Net Industries. Retrieved 2011-02-12.
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