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Jean Rhys

British novelist
Jean Rhys, CBE was a British novelist who was born and grew up in the Caribbean island of Dominica. From the age of 16, she mainly resided in England, where she was sent for her education. She is best known for her novel Wide Sargasso Sea, written... Wikipedia
Born: August 24, 1890, Roseau
Died: May 14, 1979 (age 88 years), Exeter, United Kingdom
Spouse: Max Hamer (m. 1947–1966), Leslie Tilden-Smith (m. 1934–1945), and Jean Lenglet (m. 1919–1933)
Children: 2
Genre: Modernism, postmodernism