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Elizabeth Nunez (1944-2024) Novelist academic, memoirist. Elizabeth Nunez was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad, and died in Brooklyn, New York.

Full Name

Elizabeth Ann Nunez

Locations

KingsNew York

Author's Timeline


1944

Birth

Elizabeth Ann Nunez was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad, on February 18, 1944.

1967

Other Life Event

Ms. Nunez moved to New York City in 1967.

1972

Other Life Event

Kings County: Ms. Nunez began teaching at Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn, New York, in 1972, and remained there until 2009.

0000

Other Life Event

New York County: Ms. Nunez received a master’s degree and a Ph.D. in literature from New York University.

1986

Literary Work

When Rocks Dance
Putnam Pub Group
0399132090 / 978-0399132094
Novel.

1998

Literary Work

Beyond the Limbo Silence
Seal Press
1580050174 / 978-1580050173
Novel.

2000

Literary Work

Bruised Hibiscus
Seal Press
1580050360 / 978-1580050364
Novel.

2003

Literary Work

Grace
One World
0345455339 / 978-0345455338
Novel.

2006

Literary Work

Prospero’s Daughter
Thorndike Press
0786287926 / 978-0786287925
Novel.

2010

Other Life Event

New York County: Ms. Nunez became a professor of English at Hunter College in 2010 and remained there until 2024.

2010

Literary Work

Anna In-Between
Akashic Books, Ltd.
9781933354842 / 978-1933354842
Novel.

2014

Literary Work

Not for Everyday Use
Akashic Books, Ltd.
1617752347 / 978-1617752346
Memoir.

2022

Literary Work

Now Lila Knows
Akashic Books, Ltd.
1636140246 / 978-1636140247
Novel.

2024

Death

Kings County: Elizabeth Nunez died at her home in Brooklyn, New York, on November 8, 2024.

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