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From one of Britain's most celebrated writers of color, Girl, Woman, Other is a magnificent portrayal of the intersections of identity and a moving and hopeful story of an interconnected group of black British women. Winner of the 2019 Booker Prize and short-listed for the Gordon Burn Prize, Girl, Woman, Other paints a vivid portrait of the state of post-Brexit Britain, as well as looking back to the legacy of Britain's colonial history in Africa and the Caribbean.

Barrington Jedidiah Walker is 74 and leads a double life. Born and bred in Antigua, he's lived in Hackney, London, for years. A flamboyant character with a fondness for William Shakespeare, Barrington is a husband, father, grandfather - and also secretly gay. His deeply religious and disappointed wife, Carmel, thinks he sleeps with other women. When their marriage goes into meltdown, Barrington wants to divorce Carmel and live with Morris, but after a lifetime of fear and deception, will he manage to break away?

A provocative and "dizzying satire" (The New Yorker) that "boldly turns history on its head" (Elle) from the Man Booker Prize winning author of Girl, Woman, Other. What if the history of the transatlantic slave trade had been reversed and Africans had enslaved Europeans? How would that have...

In the years just after the American revolution, London was the unlikely refuge for thousands of Black Americans who fought for liberty on the side of the British. Buckram, Georgie and William have earned their freedom and escaped their American oppressors, but on the streets of London, poverty awaits with equal cruelty.

Dillibe was the second Black boy to study at Eton - joining in 1965 - and the first to complete his education there. Written at just 21, this is a deeply personal, revelatory account of the racism he endured during his time as a student at the prestigious institution. He tells in vivid detail of his own background as the son of a Nigerian judge at the International Court of Justice at the Hague, of his arrival at the school, of the curriculum, of his reception by other boys (and masters) and of his punishments.

From the best-selling and Booker Prize-winning author of Girl, Woman, Other, Bernardine Evaristo’s memoir of her own life and writing, and her manifesto on unstoppability, creativity, and activism.

Barrington, geboren und aufgewachsen in Antigua, liebt seine Retro-Anzüge und hat immer das passende Shakespeare-Zitat parat. Mit seiner Frau Carmel führt er ein beschauliches Leben in Hackney, London: zwei Kinder, ein Haus, Ruhestand. Doch unter der perfekten Oberfläche führt Barry ein Doppelleben. Sein Freund Morris ist ebenfalls nach England ausgewandert – denn die beiden führen seit jeher eine heimliche Beziehung. Während sich ihre Ehe auf den Abgrund zubewegt, entscheidet Barry, dass er endlich offen mit Morris zusammenleben will.

L'autrice del fortunato "Ragazza, donna, altro", racconta qui la schiavitù in un modo nuovo, diverso. Immagina un mondo in cui la tratta atlantica degli schiavi viene ribaltata lungo la linea del colore: sono i neri ad aver fondato un impero coloniale a partire dal Regno Unito di Grande Ambossa, e i bianchi a essere razziati dall'Europa e trasportati come schiavi al di là del mare, nelle Isole del Giappone Occidentale. Ripercorriamo la storia di Doris alternando la contemporaneità della protagonista e il suo personale viaggio verso la libertà.

Nach über 30 Jahren kreativen Widerstands als Autorin und Aktivistin hat Bernardine Evaristo es geschafft, Geschichte zu schreiben. Als erste Schwarze Frau erhielt sie 2019 den Booker Prize und steht nun im Mittelpunkt der Literaturwelt. "Manifesto" ist ein Memoire über ihre Hingabe und Beharrlichkeit, Geschichten von Menschen zu erzählen, die meist unerzählt bleiben. Es ist das bewegende Zeugnis ihres einzigartigen Lebensweges.

Amryl Johnson came to England from Trinidad when she was 11. As an adult in 1983, ready for a homecoming, she embarks on a journey through the Caribbean searching for home, searching for herself. Landing in Trinidad as carnival begins, she instantly surrenders to the collective, pulsating rhythm of the crowd, euphoric in her total freedom. This elation is shattered when she finds the house where she was born has been destroyed. She cannot escape - nor does she want to - from the inheritance of colonialism.

In Britons Through Negro Spectacles Merriman-Labor takes us on a joyous, intoxicating tour of London at the turn of the 20th century. Slyly subverting the colonial gaze usually placed on Africa, he introduces us to the citizens, culture and customs of Britain with a mischievous glint in his eye. This incredible work of social commentary feels a century ahead of its time and provides unique insights into the intersection between empire, race and community at this important moment in history.

Il filo parte da Amma, drammaturga nera britannica in procinto di mettere in scena la sua prima opera fuori dalla nicchia, e collega le altre undici storie, tutte diverse, tutte importanti per la costituzione di un arazzo complicato e meraviglioso. Bernardine Evaristo, prima vincitrice nera del prestigioso Booker Prize, ci regala la rara e preziosa possibilità di guardare con occhi nuovi il nostro mondo, quel mondo che ci comprende e ci sovrasta e di cui, vuoi per pigrizia e vuoi per incapacità umana, siamo sempre e comunque troppo ignoranti.

One for the Trouble: Book Slam, Volume One is the first release from the UK’s premier literary event. Eighteen Book Slam alumni, from household names like Irvine Welsh and William Boyd to newcomers like Kate Tempest and Sophie Woolley, were approached to take a song title for inspiration for a new short story or poem. Some took this literally (Jon McGregor’s moving reimagining of A House’s 'Endless Art', for example); others suggestively....

Love is not a singular concept. In this collection, seven award-winning authors explore seven concepts of love: from philautia (self-love) to agape (love for humanity) and from storge (a natural affection for family) to mania (a frenzied, obsessive love).

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 Generation hat für etwas gekämpft, das für die nächste schon selbstverständlich ist.

Full-cast dramatisations and original plays and stories from the award-winning author. Bernardine Evaristo won the Booker Prize 2019 with her novel, Girl, Woman, Other and the one-off Women's Prize Outstanding Contribution Award in 2025. The author of ten books, her 2013 novel Mr Loverman was...

Travelling over from Jamaica as a teenager, Barbara's journey is remarkable. She finds her footing in TV and blossoms. But with the responsibility of being the first Black woman reporting on TV comes an enormous amount of pressure, and a flood of hateful letters and complaints from viewers that eventually costs her the job. In the aftermath of this fallout, she goes through a period of self-discovery that allows her to carve out a new space for herself first in the UK and then back home in Jamaica.