Andrea Levy (1956–2019)
Autor von Eine englische Art von Glück
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Andrea Levy was born in London, England in 1956 to Jamaican parents of mixed descent. She studied textile design and became a costume assistant. She took a creative-writing class and started writing in her 30s. Her first novel, Every Light in the House Burnin', was published in 1994. Her novels mehr anzeigen chronicled the experience of Jamaican immigrants in Britain. Her other works included Fruit of the Lemon, Six Stories and an Essay, and The Long Song. Small Island won the Orange Prize for fiction and the Whitbread Award for the book of the year. She died from cancer on February 14, 2019 at the age of 62. (Bowker Author Biography) weniger anzeigen
Bildnachweis: Andrea Levy in 2010.
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Rosh ha shanah 2 Exemplare
Deborah (in New Writing 7 - CALLIL) 1 Exemplar
Small Island [abridged CD] 1 Exemplar
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- Rechtmäßiger Name
- Levy, Andrea Doreen
- Geburtstag
- 1956-03-07
- Todestag
- 2019-02-14
- Geschlecht
- female
- Nationalität
- UK
- Geburtsort
- London, England, UK
- Todesursache
- breast cancer
- Wohnorte
- Highbury, London, England, UK
- Ausbildung
- Highbury Hill Grammar School
- Berufe
- novelist
costume designer - Beziehungen
- Fell, Alison (creative writing tutor)
Morpeth, Jane (editor) - Preise und Auszeichnungen
- Orange Prize for Fiction
Whitbread Award
Commonwealth Writers' Prize
Man Booker Prize Shortlist - Agent
- David Grossman (David Grossman Literary Agency)
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BRITISH AUTHOR CHALLENGE SEPTEMBER 2015 - LEVY & RUSHDIE in 75 Books Challenge for 2015 (Oktober 2015)
The Long Song by Andrea Levy in Orange January/July (November 2011)
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