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Louise Bennett (1919–2006)

Author of Jamaica Labrish

11+ Works 91 Members 1 Review 2 Favorited

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Includes the names: Louise Bennet, Louise Bennett, Louise Bennett-Coverley, Rex Introduction Louise; Nettleford Bennet

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Daughters of Africa: An International Anthology of Words and Writings by Women of African Descent from the Ancient Egyptian to the Present (1992) — Contributor — 186 copies
Rotten English: A Literary Anthology (2007) — Contributor — 83 copies, 1 review
Masters of British Literature, Volume B (2007) — Contributor — 22 copies
Out of Bounds: British, Black, and Asian Poets (2012) — Contributor — 14 copies
Club Paradise [1986 film] (1986) — Actor — 7 copies

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Legal name
Bennett-Coverley, Louise Simone
Birthdate
1919-09-07
Date of death
2006-07-26
Gender
female
Occupations
writer
singer
folklorist
Nationality
Jamaica
Associated Place (for map)
Jamaica

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Jamaica Labrish by Louise Bennett
Poems in Jamaican vernacular, written between the 1930s and the 1970s. She chronicles a variety of aspects of Jamaican life, with humour, with sympathy, and occasionally with a slightly sardonic edge.
Dec 3, 2007

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Rating
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Reviews
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ISBNs
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Languages
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Favorited
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