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Eustace Edward Ricardo Braithwaite (June 27, 1912 – December 12, 2016), publishing as E. R. Braithwaite, was a Guyanese-born British-American novelist, writer, teacher and diplomat best known for his stories of social conditions and racial discrimination against black people.
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To Sir, With Love is a 1959 autobiographical novel by E. R. Braithwaite set in the East End of London. The novel is based on the true story of Braithwaite accepting a teaching post in a secondary school. The novel, in 22 chapters, gives insight into the politics of race and class in postwar London.
Ansu Kabia is a British actor. He attended the Drama Centre London and was a former member of the Royal Shakespeare Company Ensemble. [1] He is best known for his starring role in the British period detective series Miss Scarlet and The Duke as the character Moses.
The novel's author, E.R. Braithwaite, loathed the film, particularly because of its omission of the novel's interracial relationship, although it provided Braithwaite with some financial security from royalties. [13] To Sir, with Love holds an 89% "Fresh" rating on the review aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes based on 28 reviews. [14]
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John Agard (born 1949), Guyana-born British playwright, poet and children's writer; Arif Ali (born 1935), Guyana-born British publisher, and newspaper proprietor; E. R. Braithwaite (1912–2016), writer; Jan Carew (1920–2012), Guyana-born novelist, playwright, poet and educator; Martin Carter (1927–1997), poet and political activist
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