Andrea Levy

For the Spanish politician, see Andrea Levy (politician).
Andrea Levy

FRSL
Born(1956-03-07)7 March 1956
London, England
Died14 February 2019(2019-02-14) (aged 62)
OccupationAuthor
LanguageEnglish
Period1994–2019
Notable worksSmall Island (2004)
The Long Song (2010)
Notable awardsOrange Prize for Fiction
Whitbread Book of the Year
Commonwealth Writers' Prize
Walter Scott Prize
SpouseBill Mayblin
Website
Andrea Levy

Andrea Levy FRSL (7 March 1956 – 14 February 2019)[1][2][3] was an English author best known for the novels Small Island (2004) and The Long Song (2010). She was born in London to Jamaican parents, and her work explores topics related to British Jamaicans and how they negotiate racial, cultural and national identities.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Obituary: Andrea Levy". BBC News. 15 February 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  2. ^ Lea, Richard (15 February 2019). "Andrea Levy, chronicler of the Windrush generation, dies aged 62". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  3. ^ Innes, Lyn (15 February 2019). "Andrea Levy obituary". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  4. ^ Levy, Andrea (19 February 2000). "This is my England". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  5. ^ Younge, Gary (30 January 2010). "'I started to realise what fiction could be. And I thought, wow! You can take on the world' – Andrea Levy interview". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 February 2019.