Difference between revisions of "Brigid Brophy"

From QueerBio.com
Jump to: navigation, search
m (1 revision)
 
(2 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
 +
[[File:brigidbrophy.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Brigid Brophy]]
 +
 
==Country==
 
==Country==
  
Line 11: Line 13:
 
Writer
 
Writer
  
==Notable Achievements==
+
==Description==
  
 +
Novelist, critic and campaigner for social reforms, including the rights of authors and animal rights.  Notable for being the principle instigator behind the scheme whereby authors would be paid from central government funds each time their books were borrowed from Britain's public libraries.  Author of the books 'The Snow Ball' (1964), 'The Finishing Touch' (1963), 'The King of a Rainy Country' (1956), 'In Transit' (1969), and 'Palace without Chairs' (1978).  Bisexual.
  
 +
==See Also==
  
==Description==
+
* [[Literary Critics and Editors Who Identify as LGBTQ]]
 +
* [[Animal Rights Activism and the LGBTQ Community]]
 +
 
 +
==Further Reading/Research==
 +
 
 +
* https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-brigid-brophy-1595286.html
 +
* https://www.the-tls.co.uk/rediscovering-brigid-brophy/
  
Novelist, critic and campaigner for social reforms, including the rights of authors and animal rights. Bisexual.
+
<html><br />
 +
<a href="#"
 +
  onclick="
 +
    window.open(
 +
      'https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u='+encodeURIComponent(location.href),
 +
      'facebook-share-dialog',
 +
      'width=626,height=436');
 +
    return false;">
 +
  Share on Facebook
 +
</a></html>

Latest revision as of 13:03, 7 May 2019

Brigid Brophy

Country

Great Britain

Birth - Death

1929 - 1995

Occupation

Writer

Description

Novelist, critic and campaigner for social reforms, including the rights of authors and animal rights. Notable for being the principle instigator behind the scheme whereby authors would be paid from central government funds each time their books were borrowed from Britain's public libraries. Author of the books 'The Snow Ball' (1964), 'The Finishing Touch' (1963), 'The King of a Rainy Country' (1956), 'In Transit' (1969), and 'Palace without Chairs' (1978). Bisexual.

See Also

Further Reading/Research


Share on Facebook