Brenda Chester DoHarris (born 9 June 1946) is a writer and academic from Guyana. [1]
Doharris was born in Georgetown, British Guiana and attended Bishops' High School on scholarship. Her education and experience growing up in rural Kitty were a major influence on her writing. [1] She studied at Columbia University [2] and Howard University, receiving a B.A. in 1970 and M.S. in 1721, both in English. [1]
DoHarris published her novel, The Coloured Girl in the Ring: A Guyanese Woman Remembers, in 1997. According to a review in the College Language Association Journal, "The story is remarkable for its picture of a Guyanese village, but it requires a sequel to truly explore the life of this nameless narrator, who remains more an onlooker and reporter than the central persona of this piece." [3] A review from Kaieteur News describes it as "...a bitter-sweet narrative, one that is poignant and deeply moving, and made even more so by a feminist perspective that rightly celebrates the sustaining role of women in colonised societies." [4]
Calabash Parkway (2005) is about Guyanese immigrant women in Brooklyn, New York, women who struggle against the odds to gain legal residence.
Doharris was a contributor for Walter A. Rodney: A Promise of Revolution by Clairmont Chung. 2012. ( ISBN 9781583673287) [5]
Calabash Parkway won the Guyana Prize for Literature. [6]
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