Jean Rhys date of birth:
August 24, 1890
How old was Jean Rhys when died?
88
Where was Jean Rhys born?
Roseau, Dominica, British West Indies
When did Jean Rhys die?
May 14, 1979
What is Jean Rhys nationality?
British
What is Jean Rhys's occupation?
Novelist, short story writer, essayist
What genre is Jean Rhys's work?
Modernism, postmodernism
Short Biography
Jean Rhys, CBE (/ˈdʒiːn riːs/; 24 August 1890 – 14 May 1979), born Ella Gwendolyn Rees Williams, was a mid-20th-century novelist who was born and grew up in the Caribbean island of Dominica, though she was mainly resident in England from the age of 16. She is best known for her novel Wide Sargasso Sea (1966), written as a prequel to Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre.