Brenda DoHarris

Brenda Chester DoHarris (born 9 June 1946) is a writer and academic from Guyana.[1]

Career

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]

Works

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]

Awards

Calabash Parkway won the Guyana Prize for Literature.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c "DoHarris, Brenda". Oxford African American Studies Center. doi:10.1093/acref/9780195301731.013.73817 (inactive 11 July 2025). Retrieved 2020-12-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of July 2025 (link)
  2. ^ "Preserving our literary heritage". Guyana Chronicle. 7 March 2010. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
  3. ^ Dance, Daryl Cumber (September 1998). "Review of The Colored Girl in the Ring: A Guyanese Woman Remembers by Brenda Chester DoHarris". College Language Association. pp. 118–23. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
  4. ^ "BOOK REVIEW". Kaieteur News. 2010-06-20. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
  5. ^ Chung, Clairmont (30 September 2008). "Monthly Review | Walter A. Rodney: A Promise of Revolution". Monthly Review. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
  6. ^ "Calabash Parkway: A Novel" Reviewed by Gokarran Sukhdeo, Guyana Journal
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