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Aphra Behn
British playwright, poet and spy (1640–1689)
Aphra Behn | |
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Behn c. 1670 | |
| Born | Aphra Johnson (?) Canterbury, Kent, England |
| Baptised | 14 December 1640 |
| Died | 16 April 1689(1689-04-16) (aged 48) London, England |
| Resting place | Westminster Abbey |
| Occupation(s) | Playwright, poet, prose writer, translator, spy |
| Writing career | |
| Language | Early Modern English |
| Genre | Novel, roman a clef |
| Literary movement | Restoration literature, Restoration comedy |
| Years active | 1664–1689 |
| Notable works | Oroonoko The Rover Love-Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister |
| Spouse | Johan Behn (m. 1664) |
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Aphra Behn (;[a]bapt. 14 December 1640[1][2] – 16 April 1689) was an English playwright, poet, prose writer and translator from the Restoration era.
As one of the first English women to earn her living by her writing, she broke cultural bar