Erna Brodber

Michael Niblett (University of Warwick)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 4.1.1: Anglophone Writing and Culture of Central America and the Caribbean.
Vol. editors: Ronald Cummings (McMaster University), Delphine Munos (Université de Liège), Melanie Otto (Trinity College Dublin), Jak Peake (University of Essex), Abigail Ward (University of Nottingham)

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Born 21 Apr 1940
Activity 1960-ongoing

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Born in Jamaica
Active in Jamaica

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Erna May Brodber was born on the 20^th April, 1940, in the village of Woodside, St. Mary, Jamaica. Her parents were Ernest and Lucy Brodber, a farmer and a schoolteacher respectively. Brodber’s family were very involved in the local community and promoted an active cultural life at home, encouraging reading, writing, and music-making (O’Callaghan, 1986: 71). Brodber attended Woodside Elementary School before moving to Excelsior High School in Kingston. After graduating in 1958, she worked in the civil service and then as a teacher in Montego Bay. She subsequently studied for a B.A. in history at what was then the University College of the West Indies (now University of the West Indies), graduating with honours in 1963. She …

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Citation: Niblett, Michael. "Erna Brodber". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 October 2013 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=575, accessed 25 November 2024.]

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