Roy Heath
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Roy Heath was a Guyanese-born British novelist and lawyer best known for his psychologically rich portrayals of Guyanese life and the immigrant experience.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Roy Heath canonical | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British writer
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Guyanese writer ⓘ lawyer ⓘ novelist ⓘ person ⓘ |
| awardReceivedFor | The Murderer ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth |
British Guiana
ⓘ
surface form:
Guyana
|
| countryOfCitizenship |
British Guiana
ⓘ
surface form:
Guyana
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Queen’s College, Guyana
ⓘ
University of London ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Afro-Guyanese ⓘ |
| familyName | Heath ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Caribbean literature
ⓘ
psychological realism in fiction ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
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psychological fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Roy ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement |
Caribbean literature
ⓘ
postcolonial literature ⓘ |
| nationality |
British
ⓘ
Guyanese ⓘ |
| notableAward | Guardian Fiction Prize ⓘ |
| notableWork |
From the Heat of the Day
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Genetha ⓘ Kwaku ⓘ One Generation ⓘ Orealla ⓘ The Armstrong Trilogy ⓘ The Murderer ⓘ The Shadow Bride ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
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novelist ⓘ teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Georgetown, Guyana ⓘ |
| residence |
London, England
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surface form:
London
|
| writingFocus |
Guyanese life
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immigrant experience in Britain ⓘ |
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