Maltese novelist and playwright Lina Brockdorff dies aged 95

Award-winning novelist, playwright and educator Lina Brockdorff, a leading figure in Maltese literature and a lifelong advocate for the Maltese language, has died at the age of 95, her family has announced. Born in Senglea on 21 May 1930, Brockdorff was one of the most prolific writers of her generation, producing poetry, prose, novels, radio plays

Novelist and playwright Lina Brockdorff dies aged 95

Award-winning novelist and playwright Lina Brockdorff has died at the age of 95, her family has announced. Born in Senglea on May 21, 1930, Brockdorff was a respected and prolific writer who published poetry, prose, radio plays and programmes, primarily in Maltese. Over a career that spanned several decades, she became one of the most recognisable

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