Leonora Brito
Leonora Brito | |
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Born | Cardiff, Wales | 7 July 1954
Died | 14 June 2007 Cardiff, Wales | (aged 52)
Occupation | Writer |
Language | English |
Nationality | Welsh |
Period | 1991–2007 |
Notable works |
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Leonora Brito (7 July 1954 – 14 June 2007) was a Welsh writer from Cardiff, Wales.
Biography[]
Brito was born in Cardiff on 7 July 1954. She studied Law and History at Cardiff University. In 1991 she won the .[1] Her first short story collection, Dat's Love (1995), was published by Seren Books and was described by Publisher's Weekly as combining 'an unexpected setting (the Caribbean community in Wales) with some truly fresh writing'.[2] In an article for The Guardian, Gary Younge states that 'with the exception of Leonora Brito's Dat's Love, the literary voices of blacks and Asians in Wales are rarely heard.'[3]
Brito's Chequered Histories (2006), another short story collection, was also published by Seren. In addition to prose, she wrote successfully for radio and television.[4] She died in 2007.
Publications[]
- 1995: Dat's Love, Seren
- 2006: Chequered Histories, Seren
References[]
- ^ "Black History Month | An Introduction to Welsh Writers - Wales Arts Review". Wales Arts Review. 2016-10-26. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
- ^ "Fiction Book Review: DAT's Love by Leonora Brito". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
- ^ "The Congo boys of Cardiff". The Guardian. 2002-05-31. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
- ^ "Dat's Love and Other Stories". Parthian Books. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
- 1954 births
- 2007 deaths
- 20th-century British short story writers
- 21st-century British short story writers
- 20th-century Welsh writers
- 21st-century Welsh writers
- 20th-century Welsh women writers
- 21st-century Welsh women writers
- Afro-Caribbean culture
- Welsh short story writers
- Writers from Cardiff
- Women short story writers
- Alumni of Cardiff University