Age seldom arrives smoothly or quickly. It’s more often a succession of jerks.
Jean Rhys Quotes
It’s funny when you feel as if you don’t want anything more in your life except to sleep, or else to lie without moving. That’s when you can hear time sliding past you, like water running.
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| Birth: | 24th August, 1890 |
| Death: | 14th May, 1979 |
| Nationality: | Dominican |
| Profession: | Novelist, Writer |
About
Jean Rhys was born in Roseau, Dominica. She was a Dominican novelist and short story writer 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 studied at Perse School for Girls in Cambridge, and Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. She wrote several novels include: Postures, After Leaving Mr. Mackenzie, Voyage in the Dark, Good Morning, Midnight, and Wide Sargasso Sea. She wrote several short stories include: The Left Bank and Other Stories, Tigers Are Better-Looking, Sleep It Off Lady, Tales of the Wide Caribbean, and Let Them Call it Jazz and Other Stories.
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