The Most Famous
WRITERS from Dominica
Top 1
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Dominican Writers of all time. This list of famous Dominican Writers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Jean Rhys (1890 - 1979)
With an HPI of 52.09, Jean Rhys is the most famous Dominican Writer. Her biography has been translated into 34 different languages on wikipedia.
Jean Rhys, ( REESS; born Ella Gwendoline Rees Williams; 24 August 1890 – 14 May 1979) was a British novelist who was born and grew up in the Caribbean island of Dominica. From the age of 16, she mainly resided in England, where she was sent for her education. She is best known for her novel Wide Sargasso Sea (1966), written as a prequel to Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre. In 1978, she was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for her writing.
Pantheon has 1 people classified as writers born between 1890 and 1890. Of these 1, none of them are still alive today. The most famous deceased writers include Jean Rhys.
