| Jean Rhys |
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| caribbean women writers | |
| 1890 births | |
| 1979 deaths | |
| british novelists | |
| british short story writers | |
| people from dominica | |
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Rhys was born in Dominica (a formerly British island in the Caribbean ) to a Welsh father and Creole mother. She moved to England at the age of sixteen, where she worked unsuccessfully as a chorus girl. In the 1920s, she relocated to Europe , traveling as a Bohemian artist and taking up residence sporadically in Paris . During this period, Rhys lived in near poverty, while familiarizing herself with Modern Art and Literature , and acquiring the Alcoholism that would persist through the rest of her life. Her experience of a Patriarchal society and feelings of displacement during this period would form some of the most important themes in her work. Rhys's writing often centers on the lives of women transplanted from their roots and left to die at the whims of unfamiliar societies—an obvious echo of her own life. Her style is often noted for its distinctive blend of Modernist techniques and West Indian sensibilities. Her work was published and promoted by Ford Madox Ford , among others. SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
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