Dat's Love
by Leonora Brito
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Pub Date 5 Oct 2023 | Archive Date 3 Nov 2023
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Description
A brilliant collection of short stories from Leonora Brito exploring race, identity, and love
'Magical, enigmatic, distinctive, accomplished and haunting . . . Brito was ahead of her time' BERNARDINE EVARISTO, FROM THE INTRODUCTION
Leonora Brito was a writer of exceptional stories. In Dat's Love, she soaks up the sights, sounds and colours of Cardiff to boldly explore race and history.
With each electric story, Brito introduces a unique cast of characters, vibrantly elevating their everyday lives. From 59-year-old Dorothy taking up nude modelling to black aristocrat Dido Elizabeth Belle absconding her uncle's estate, from the assassination of JFK to what's going down at the Blue Bayou bar, Brito blends the surreal and the mundane to redress history and immerse the reader in a vibrantly painted world.
Containing an unusual exactness and sense of place, Brito's stories are unique in Welsh fiction in presenting an insider's perspective on a black Welsh history only alluded to by other writers. Full of wry humour and startling originality, this collection features Brito's most acclaimed work.
A title in the Black Britain: Writing Back series - selected by Booker Prize-winning author Bernardine Evaristo, this series rediscovers and celebrates pioneering books depicting black Britain that remap the nation.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9780241999516 |
| PRICE | £9.99 (GBP) |
| PAGES | 192 |
Available on NetGalley
Featured Reviews
Jen B, Reviewer
Dat's Love is a wonderfully vivid collection of short stories from Welsh author Leonora Brito. This new edition as part of the 'Black Britain: Writing Back' series celebrates her unique talent over a creative career that was sadly cut short.
Each story is distinctive in its own right, with many exploring Black experience of life in mid-twentieth-century Cardiff Bay. Every aspect of her short stories - from her characters, their voices, to the settings and descriptions - is so vividly realised, the scenes almost leap from the page.
From the mundane to the surreal, Brito's writing feels as fresh and vibrant as ever. Dat's Love is a real gem of a short story collection, and I hope this new edition reaches many other new readers.
