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Jean Rhys

Writer, Additional Credits
Born August 24, 1890Died May 14, 1979 (88 years)
Jean Rhys, (; born Ella Gwendolyn Rees Williams, was a mid-20th-century novelist who was born and grew up in the Caribbean island of Dominica. From the age of 16, she was mainly resident in England, where she was sent for her education. She is best known for her novel Wide Sargasso Sea, written as a prequel to Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre. In 1978 she was awarded the Order of the British Empire for her writing.

Known For

  • Quartet
  • Wide Sargasso Sea
  • Wide Sargasso Sea

Filmography

2006
1993
Wide Sargasso Sea · as Novel
1981
Quartet · as Novel

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