Bernardine Evaristo
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English
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"Girl, Woman, Other is a celebration of the diversity of Black British experience. Moving, hopeful, and inventive, this extraordinary novel is a vivid portrait of the state of contemporary Britain and the legacy of Britain's colonial history in Africa and the Caribbean. The twelve central characters of this multi-voiced novel lead vastly different lives: Amma is a newly acclaimed playwright whose work often explores her black lesbian identity; her...
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English
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"Bernardine Evaristo's 2019 Booker Prize win was an historic and revolutionary occasion, with Evaristo being the first Black woman and first Black British person ever to win the prize in its fifty-year history. Girl, Woman, Other was named a favorite book of the year by President Obama and Roxane Gay, was translated into thirty-five languages, and has now reached more than a million readers. Evaristo's astonishing nonfiction debut, Manifesto, is a...
3) Mr. Loverman
Author
Publisher
Akashic Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Seventy-four-year-old Barrington Walker is a secret homosexual and lover to his childhood friend, Morris, but when his marriage goes into meltdown, Barrington wants to divorce his wife and live with Morris, a move that would challenge a lifetime of fear and deception.
4) Blonde roots
Author
Publisher
Riverhead Books
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
1st American ed.
Language
English