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Girl, Woman, Other: WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE 2019: The Booker Prize 2019

Autor Bernardine Evaristo
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 2 mai 2019
LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2019
SHORTLISTED FOR THE GORDON BURN PRIZE 2019

Teeming with life and crackling with energy - a love song to modern Britain and black womanhood

'There is an astonishing uniqueness to all Bernardine Evaristo's writing, but especially inGirl, Woman, Other. 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 ofQueenie

'Hilarious, heartbreaking & honest. Generations of women and the people they have loved and unloved - the complexities of race, sex, gender, politics, friendship, love, fear and regret. The complications of success, the difficulties of intimacy. I truly haven't enjoyed reading a book in so long' - Warsan Shire

'Didn't think I could love a Bernardine Evaristo novel more thanThe Emperor's Babebut withGirl, Woman, Othershe might just have outdone herself' Diana Evans, author ofOrdinary People

'Bernardine Evaristo can take any story from any time and turn it into something vibrating with life' Ali Smith, author ofHow to be both

'Bernardine Evaristo is one of those writers who should be read by everyone, everywhere. Her tales marry down-to-earth characters with engrossing story lines about identity, and the UK of today' Elif Shafak

'Witty, exhilarating and wise... Once again, Bernardine Evaristo reminds us she is one of Britain's best writers, an iconic and unique voice, filled with warmth, subtly and humanity. Exceptional' Nikesh Shukla

'Exceptional.Ambitious, flowing and all-encompassing, an offbeat narrative that'll leave your mind in an invigorated whirl... [It] unites poetry, social history, women's voices and beyond.You have to order it right now'Stylist

'Exuberant, bursting at the seams in delightful ways... Evaristo continues to expand and enhance our literary canon.If you want to understand modern day Britain, this is the writer to read'New Statesman
'Girl, Woman, Otheris aboutstruggle, but it is also aboutlove, joy and imagination'Guardian

'Evaristo's prose hums with life... At turns funny and sad, tender and true, this book deserves to win awards'Red
'Masterful... Achoral love song to black womanhood in modern Great Britain'Elle
Girl, Woman, Otherfollows the lives and struggles of twelve very different characters. Mostly women, black and British, they tell the stories of their families, friends and lovers, across the country and through the years.
Joyfully polyphonic and vibrantly contemporary, this is a gloriously new kind of history, a novel of our times: celebratory, ever-dynamic and utterly irresistible.
'If you don't yet know her work, you should - she says things about modern Britain that no one else does' Maggie Gee,Guardian
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780241364901
ISBN-10: 0241364906
Pagini: 464
Dimensiuni: 162 x 240 x 41 mm
Greutate: 0.69 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Hamish Hamilton
Seriile The Booker Prize 2019, Cărțile preferate de Barack Obama

Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Notă biografică

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 has founded several successful initiatives including Theatre of Black Women (1982-86), Spread the Word writer development agency (1995-present); The Complete Works mentoring scheme for poets of colour (2007-17) and the Brunel International African Poetry Prize (2012 - ongoing).

www.bevaristo.com


Recenzii

Awarm, humorous and ambitious novel, and one that isenjoyably playful in style. It is both a product of its time and unlike any book ever written about Britain
If you haven't discovered [Evaristo] yet, I urge you to read all and any of her books. Devoured one a day already and ordered more.Hilarious, compassionate, moving and brutally honest.
Beautifully interwoven stories of identity, race, womanhood, and the realities of modern Britain.The characters are so vivid,the writing is beautifuland itbrims with humanity.
Weaves through time and space with crackling originality
Exuberant, bursting at the seams in delightful ways... Evaristo continues to expand and enhance our literary canon.If you want to understand modern day Britain, this is the writer to read
An exceptional book that unites poetry, social history, women's voices and beyond.Order it right now
Evaristo's prose hums with life as characters seem to step off the page fully formed. At turns funny and sad, tender and true,this book deserves to win awards
Brims with vitality
With this rich composition, Evaristo deserves a toast
Masterful...A choral love song to black womanhood in modern Great Britain
'Girl, Woman, Other is about struggle, but it is also aboutlove, joy and imagination.
Threads together the diverse life stories of 12 black British women in ways that deliberately resist categorisation
Such a satisfying read, funny and true, the characters are so real you feel you know them already
My favorite book of 2019 . . . the most absorbing book I read all year.This novel isa master class in storytelling. It is absolutely unforgettable.When I turned the final page, I felt the ache of having to leave the world Evaristo created but I also felt the excitement of getting to read the book all over again. It should have won the Booker alone.It deserves all the awards and then some.

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LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2019
SHORTLISTED FOR THE GORDON BURN PRIZE 2019

Teeming with life and crackling with energy - a love song to modern Britain and black womanhood

'There is an astonishing uniqueness to all Bernardine Evaristo's writing, but especially in Girl, Woman, Other. 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

'Hilarious, heartbreaking & honest. Generations of women and the people they have loved and unloved - the complexities of race, sex, gender, politics, friendship, love, fear and regret. The complications of success, the difficulties of intimacy. I truly haven't enjoyed reading a book in so long' - Warsan Shire

'Didn't think I could love a Bernardine Evaristo novel more than The Emperor's Babe but with Girl, Woman, Other she might just have outdone herself' Diana Evans, author of Ordinary People

'Bernardine Evaristo can take any story from any time and turn it into something vibrating with life' Ali Smith, author of How to be both

'Bernardine Evaristo is one of those writers who should be read by everyone, everywhere. Her tales marry down-to-earth characters with engrossing story lines about identity, and the UK of today' Elif Shafak

'Witty, exhilarating and wise... Once again, Bernardine Evaristo reminds us she is one of Britain's best writers, an iconic and unique voice, filled with warmth, subtly and humanity. Exceptional' Nikesh Shukla

'Exceptional. Ambitious, flowing and all-encompassing, an offbeat narrative that'll leave your mind in an invigorated whirl... [It] unites poetry, social history, women's voices and beyond. You have to order it right now' Stylist

'Exuberant, bursting at the seams in delightful ways... Evaristo continues to expand and enhance our literary canon. If you want to understand modern day Britain, this is the writer to read' New Statesman
'Girl, Woman, Other is about struggle, but it is also about love, joy and imagination' Guardian

'Evaristo's prose hums with life... At turns funny and sad, tender and true, this book deserves to win awards' Red
'Masterful... Achoral love song to black womanhood in modern Great Britain' Elle
Girl, Woman, Other follows the lives and struggles of twelve very different characters. Mostly women, black and British, they tell the stories of their families, friends and lovers, across the country and through the years.
Joyfully polyphonic and vibrantly contemporary, this is a gloriously new kind of history, a novel of our times: celebratory, ever-dynamic and utterly irresistible.
'If you don't yet know her work, you should - she says things about modern Britain that no one else does' Maggie Gee, Guardian