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Brigid Brophy | |
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| Born | Brigid Antonia Brophy 12 June 1929 Ealing, England |
| Died | 7 August 1995 (aged 66) Louth, Lincolnshire, England |
| Occupation | Author and literary critic |
| Genre | Short stories, novels, plays, non-fiction studies, literary criticism. |
| Notable works | Hackenfeller's Ape (1953); Flesh (1962); The Snow Ball (1964) |
| Spouse | Michael Levey |
| Parents | John Brophy (father) |
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Brigid Antonia Brophy (married name Brigid Levey, later Lady Levey; 12 June 1929 – 7 August 1995), was an English author, literary critic and polemicist. She was an influential campaigner who agitated for many types of social reform, including homosexual parity, vegetarianism, humanism, and animal rights. Brophy appeared frequently on television and in the newspapers of the 1960s and 1970s, making her prominent both in literary circles and on the wider cultural scene.[1] Her public reputation as an intellectual woman meant she was both revered and feared. Her oeuvre comprises both fiction and non-fiction, displaying the impressive range of Brophy's erudition and interests. All her work is suffused with her stylish crispness and verve.
Brophy's major achievements include igniting contemporary debate about animal rights,[2] and the establishment of the Public Lending Right by which writers in the UK receive a payment each time their book is borrowed from a public library.
- ^ "Jonathan King Archive – 1967 British TV – Good Evening". Retrieved 14 May 2023 – via YouTube.
- ^ Godlovitch, S. (1971). Animals, Men and Morals: An Enquiry Into the Maltreatment of Non-humans. Grove Press. ISBN 978-0-8021-0013-9.