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Petronella Breinburg was born in 1927 in Suriname. She is a renowned author, who has written several books, including the novel “The White Woman on the Green Bicycle”, which was adapted into a movie in 2009. Breinburg is a graduate of the University of Amsterdam, where she studied literature and philosophy. She has also worked as a journalist and a teacher. Breinburg is 92 years old. She is 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighs around 130 pounds. Her hair is black and her eyes are brown. Breinburg is currently single. She has never been married and does not have any children. Breinburg has an estimated net worth of $1 million. She has earned her wealth through her writing career and other endeavors. Breinburg is an active philanthropist. She has donated to various charities and organizations, including the Suriname Red Cross and the Suriname Children’s Fund. She is also a patron of the Suriname Arts Council.

Popular As Petronella Alexandrina Breinburg
Occupation Children's book author, playwright, educator
Age 92 years old
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Born 1927
Birthday 1927
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Date of death 5 November 2019 (aged 92)
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Nationality Suriname

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2019

Petronella Breinburg (1927 – 5 November 2019) was a Surinamese British author, playwright and professor and one of the first black British authors to write picture books about black children. My Brother Sean, illustrated by Errol Lloyd and published by The Bodley Head in 1973, was followed by a series, including Sean Goes to School, Sean's Red Bike and Doctor Sean. She also wrote books focused on older children, including her first book Legend of Suriname, Us Boys of Westcroft and Stories from the Caribbean. Her early books, published at a time where black authored books were rare, provided one of the first opportunities for black children in Britain to read stories they could identify with.

1961

After emigrating to Guyana with her husband, she gave birth to two children. In Guyana, she was a member of the Red Cross Society for 10 years, serving for some time as Lieutenant of the Girls Life Brigade. She came to the UK with her two children to join her husband in 1961. Breinburg was a supply teacher in London, where her experience of racism and representation shaped her writing.

1931

Breinburg, of mixed European and African heritage, was born in Suriname in 1931. Her father, a policeman, died when she was 12 and the family – there were six children – went to live with her grandmother, near an old Dutch plantation. This grandmother used to terrify the children with tales about the old Dutchman who had owned the plantation.

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