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The powerful, urgent manifesto on never giving up from Booker prize-winning trailblazer, Bernardine EvaristoBernardine Evaristo's 2019 Booker win - the first by a Black woman - was a revolutionary moment both for British culture and for her. After three decades as a trailblazing writer, teacher and activist, she moved from the margins to centre stage, taking her place in the spotlight at last. Her journey was a long one, but she made it, and s...

Booker-Preisträgerin In Mädchen, Frau etc. verwebt Bernardine Evaristo die Geschichten schwarzer Frauen über ein Jahrhundert zu einem großartigen Panorama und wirft damit zeitlose Fragen über Identität, Feminismus und Rassismus auf. Ein überwältigender Roman, der daran erinnert, was uns alle zusammenhält. »Ein beeindruckender, leidenschaftlicher Roman über das Leben schwarzer britischer Familien, ihre Kämpfe, Schmerzen, ihr Lachen, ihre Sehns...

Amma ist frischgebackene Dramatikerin und hat hart gearbeitet, um als schwarze Frau endlich im Mainstream der Theaterszene anzukommen. Ihre Freundin Shirley fühlt sich als Lehrerin an einer heruntergekommenen Schule ausgebrannt. Shirleys ehemalige Schülerin Carole ist eine erfolgreiche Investmentbankerin. So unterschiedlich die Lebensentwürfe der Frauen auch sind, jede ist auf der Suche nach etwas: Anerkennung, Liebe, ein Zuhause... Jede Gener...

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FROM THE BOOKER PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR OF GIRL, WOMAN, OTHERWINNER OF THE NESTA FELLOWSHIP AWARD 2003'Wildly entertaining, deeply affecting' Ali Smith, author of How to be both and AutumnA coming-of-age tale to make the muses themselves roar with laughter and weep for pity -- sassy, razor-sharp and transformative -- from the acclaimed author of Mr LovermanLondinium, AD 211. Zuleika is a modern girl living in an ancient world. She's a back-alley ...

From one of Britain's most celebrated writers of color, a magnificent portrayal of the intersections of identity among an interconnected group of Black British women

From one of Britain's most celebrated writers of color, a magnificent portrayal of the intersections of identity among an interconnected group of Black British women

***WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE 2019***SHORTLISTED FOR THE GORDON BURN PRIZE 2019Teeming with life and crackling with energy - a love song to modern Britain and black womanhood'Astonishing. How she can speak through twelve different people and give them each such distinct and vibrant voices? I loved it. So much' Candice Carty-Williams, author of Queenie'Didn't think I could love a Bernardine Evaristo novel more than The Emperor's Babe but with G...

An energetic, polyphonic novel comprised of the intermingled experiences of twelve characters, most of whom are black British women. Presents a sense of the changing nature of London, comparable to "Swing Time".

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This groundbreaking anthology collects the work of ten new Black and Asian poets living and writing in Britain today. These new voices draw on cultural influences and multiple heritages that enrich and broaden the scope of contemporary British poetry. Their eclectic, wide-ranging poems will take you on a journey into war and exile, myth and magic, homeland and memory, fantasy, family, and love. Whether traveling through the streets of London, ...

Stanley Williams, angst-ridden banker and boffin, wonders whether there's more to life than his daily nine-to-five grind. One night he's dragged to a disco at Piccadilly Circus and there he meets Jessie, an artiste, motormouth, ducker and diver. She swoops Stanley out of his soulless life and off on a rollercoaster road trip across Europe.

A tragicomic tale of homosexual love, set in contemporary London, and infused with the unique exuberance of Evaristo's voice. Groundbreaking and controversial, this will appeal to fans of Zadie Smith's "White Teeth" and Monica Ali's "Brick Lane".

Booker Prize winner's debut semi-autobiographical novel-in-verse based on her own childhood and family history. It explores the lives of those who leave one country in search of a better life elsewhere, but who end up struggling to be accepted even as they lay the foundations for their children and future generations.

Barrington Jedidiah Walker è un nero di settantaquattro anni che conduce una doppia vita. Nato e cresciuto nell'isola caraibica di Antigua, vive da più di quarant'anni nel borgo londinese di Hackney. Brillante, spiritoso, con la passione per i completi classici e per le citazioni shakespeariane, Barrington è marito, padre e nonno - ma è anche segretamente omosessuale, da sessant'anni amante del suo migliore amico d'infanzia, Morris. La moglie,...

A groundbreaking, hilarious novel about two elder gay Caribbean men coming to terms with being closeted in a changing world.

Bernardine Evaristo is the Anglo-Nigerian award-winning author of seven books of fiction and verse fiction that explore aspects of the African diaspora: past, present, real, imagined. Her writing also spans short fiction, reviews, essays, drama and writing for BBC radio. She is Professor of Creative Writing at Brunel University London and Vice Chair of the Royal Society of Literature. As a literary activist for inclusion, Bernardine Evaristo h...

The British Council's annual anthology of new writing showcases the best in fiction, non-fiction, and poetry from writers in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and the Commonwealth. This new selection has been chosen by the novelists Bernardine Evaristo ("The Emperor's Babe") and Maggie Gee ("The White Family, " shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction). The last volume included Kirsty Gunn, Michel Faber, Marina Warner, Romesh Gunesekera, Hermio...

Bernardine Evaristo is the Anglo-Nigerian award-winning author of seven books of fiction and verse fiction that explore aspects of the African diaspora: past, present, real, imagined. Her writing also spans short fiction, reviews, essays, drama and writing for BBC radio. She is Professor of Creative Writing at Brunel University London and Vice Chair of the Royal Society of Literature. As a literary activist for inclusion, Bernardine Evaristo h...