Nicole Dennis-Benn | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Dennis-Benn in 2016 | |
| Born | c. 1982[1] |
| Citizenship | Jamaica (birth), United States[explain status] |
| Alma mater | Sarah Lawrence College, University of Michigan, Cornell University, Nassau Community College, St. Andrew High School for Girls |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Notable work | Here Comes the Sun PATSY |
| Spouse |
Dr. Emma Benn (m. 2012) |
| Website | www |
Nicole Dennis-Benn (born c.1982[3]) is a Jamaican novelist. She is known for her 2016 debut novel, Here Comes the Sun, which was named a "Best Book of the year" by The New York Times, and for her best-selling novel, Patsy, acclaimed by Time, NPR, People Magazine, and Oprah Magazine.[4][5] She lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.[6][7] She is a notable out lesbian and feminist author who explores themes of gender, sexuality, Jamaican life, and its diaspora in her works.
- ^ "Shifting Selves: Holding Two Flags". Electric Literature. 8 December 2015.
- ^ "A Ceremony That Was Anything But Private", NPR, 20 June 2012.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Ebonywas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Sanders, Joshunda (21 May 2019). "'Patsy' May Be Fiction, But Its Story of a Black Woman Immigrant Is Searingly True". Time. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ Schaub, Michael (4 June 2019). "'Patsy' Discovers Her Dreams Don't Match Reality". NPR. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- ^ Jennifer Senior (29 June 2016). "Review: In 'Here Comes the Sun,' a Hustle to Thrive in Jamaica". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ^ Syreeta McFadden (19 July 2016). "Here Comes the Sun by Nicole Dennis-Benn review – the ills of paradise". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 December 2016.