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difference, class difference, differences of gender, and how we look at the whole notion of diaspora. These are things that have been a part of my life. Africa has been a major theme in my life, and how those of us of
African descent locate ourselves. I needed very much to write those African stories, and I also needed to write Bermudian stories. Bermuda is much more complex than people give it credit for. It's an extremely challenging place to live, particularly for people who don't march to the drum of conformity." In 2008 the Brian Burland Prize for Fiction was jointly awarded to Barry for
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Atlantic adventure." Barry herself has said: "There's a preoccupation in these stories with how we deal with difference of all kinds -- racial
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is more than a memorial—although that in itself would be an accomplishment. It is a story of bridging distances, both physical and psychic, between Africa and the
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where she studied French for two years. After earning a master's degree in
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